Quotation Marks Part Three

Quotation Marks Part Three

This is the third of three pages dealing with quotation marks. Study these
rules, and use them in your writing.

  • When you are writing dialogue, start a new paragraph each time the
    speaker changes.

    ‘‘We need to remodel the upstairs bathroom,’’ Mom said to Dad.
    He asked her, ‘‘How much do you think that this job will cost us? I
    think that I will probably be able to do most of the work.’’
    ‘‘Great!’’ Mom replied. ‘‘Let’s talk about the project again tomorrow.’’

  • Use only the opening quotation marks at the beginning of each
    paragraph when you are quoting a passage of more than one paragraph.
    The only time to include the closing quotation marks is at the end
    of the concluding paragraph.

    ‘‘The bridge was built after the immigrants began to come into the
    burgeoning city in large numbers. This bridge was not a luxury; it
    was a necessity. People demanded it, and the politicians responded
    quickly to their demands.

    ‘‘Then the good times for construction workers began—and
    continued—for the next three decades. There was always work�
    and plenty of it. To be able to use a saw and hammer meant that
    you were able to feed your family.’’

  • Use quotation marks to enclose the titles of the following: chapters,
    songs, articles, short poems, and short stories.

    ‘‘Before Hitting the Water’’ (chapter) from Kayaking for Fitness
    ‘‘America the Beautiful’’ (song)
    ‘‘More Strain, More Injuries’’ (article)
    ‘‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’’ (short poem)
    ‘‘Beware of the Dog’’ (short story)

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  • complete and simple predicates
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  • compound prepositions and the preposition adverb question
  • compound subject and compound predicate
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  • Confusing usage words part eight
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  • Confusing usage words part one
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  • Confusing usage words part two
  • First Capitalization List
  • indefinite pronouns
  • Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case
  • introducing clauses
  • introducing phrases
  • Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
  • irregular verbs part one
  • irregular verbs part two
  • Italics Hyphens and Brackets
  • Misplaced and dangling modifiers
  • More Apostrophe Situations
  • More subject verb agreement situations
  • Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes
  • Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
  • personal pronouns
  • pronouns and their antecedents
  • Quotation Marks Part Three
  • Quotation Marks Part One
  • Quotation Marks Part Two
  • reflexive demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
  • Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
  • regular verb tenses
  • Second Capitalization List
  • sentences fragments and run on sentences
  • singular and plural nouns and pronouns
  • Sound a like words Part Four
  • Sound a like words Part Three
  • Sound a like words Part Two
  • Sound alike words part one
  • subject and verb agreement
  • subject complements predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives
  • subject verb agreement situations
  • the adjective
  • the adjective clause
  • the adjective phrase
  • the adverb
  • the adverb clause
  • the adverb phrase
  • The Apostrophe
  • the appositive
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  • the direct object
  • the gerund and gerund phrase
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  • the infinitive and infinitive phrase
  • The nominative case
  • the noun
  • the noun adjective pronoun question
  • the noun clause
  • the object of the preposition
  • the participle and participial phrase
  • The possessive case
  • The possessive case 2
  • The possessive case and pronouns
  • the preposition
  • the prepositional phrase
  • the pronoun
  • The Semicolon
  • the subordinating conjunction
  • the verb
  • The verb be
  • the verb phrase
  • Transitive and intransitive verbs
  • types of nouns
  • types of sentences by purpose
  • Using Capital Letters
  • what good writers do
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