Using Quotation Marks and Italics

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Using Quotation Marks and Italics
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Rule 1 Quotation Marks

• Use quotation marks before and after a direct
  quotation.
• Example A nomad is a person who wanders, May
  said.

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Rule 2 Quotation Marks

• Use quotation marks with both parts of a divided
  quotation.
• Example Most nomads, said Ali, travel by
  animal or on foot.

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Rule 3 Quotation Marks

• Use a comma or commas to separate a phrase such
  as he said from the quotation itself.
• Place the comma inside closing quotation marks.
• Example Most nomads, Betsy explained, raise
  animals.

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Rule 4 Quotation Marks

• Place a period inside closing quotation marks.
• Example Jose said, Some nomads move their
  animals through deserts.

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Rule 5 Quotation Marks

• Place a question mark or an exclamation point
  inside the quotation marks when it is part of the
  quotation.
• Example Bo asked, Do nomads travel to find
  water for their herds?

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Rule 6 Quotation Marks

• Place a question mark or an exclamation point
  outside the quotation marks when it is part of
  the entire sentence.
• Example Did Ms. McCall say, Write an essay on
  nomads?

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Rule 7 Quotation Marks

• Use quotation marks for the title of a short
  story, essay, short poem, song, magazine or
  newspaper article, or book chapter.

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Rule 7 Quotation Marks

• Examples
• Dusk short story
• Mending Wall poem
• Skylark song

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Quotation Marks Practice

• I will meet your train at the station she
  replied.
• The teacher said make sure you complete all your
  work.
• The students efforts said the teacher were
  awesome.
• My teachers are fantastic shouted the student.

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• I will meet your train at the station, she
  replied.
• The teacher said, Make sure you complete all
  your work.
• The students efforts, said the teacher, were
  awesome.
• My teachers are fantastic! shouted the student.

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Rule 8 Italics

• Use italics (underlining) for the title of a
  book, play, long poem, film, television series,
  magazine, newspaper, or work of art.

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Rule 8 Italics

• Examples
• The Sea Wolf book
• Julius Caesar play
• Newsweek magazine

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Practice

• 1. I wish the election were over, said Fred.
• 2. Will they finish this week? asked Freda.
• 3. Willard added, It is becoming a joke.
• 4. We can now see that every vote counts,
  concluded Sara.
• 5. Yes, we know that we should vote every time,
  commented Jeff.

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Practice

• 1. We will be in town tomorrow night. Don't wait
  up. We will come by the next day, said Jeanne.
• 2. We want you to stay with us, answered Barbara.
  we'll meet you at the station.
• 3. Okay, replied Chris, bring the car around.
• 4. Are the girls ready to go? asked Ann. they
  need to leave now.
• 5. Yes, replied Ida, that play was really
  enjoyable.

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Practice

• 1. James stated that he had won the race.
• 2. Richard said, I was in second place until I
  fell.
• 3. Mom said that she was worried when she saw it
  happen.
• 4. Sue said, that was too bad.
• 5. I hope that you had fun, anyway, said his dad.

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Practice

• 1. That is an interesting story, said Sarah.
• 2. Could you, asked Jack, tell us some more
  stories?
• 3. I like old stories from long ago, remarked
  Jane. My mother used to read them to me.
• 4. Joe said that he had heard the story before.