quotation marks
Punctuation marks used to indicate direct speech or quoted material
📖 Detailed Explanation
Quotation marks (" ") are used to show the exact words someone spoke or wrote. They also indicate titles of short works and can show irony or special meaning.
📝 Usage Rules
- •Enclose direct quotations
- •Show titles of short works (articles, poems, songs)
- •Indicate irony or special meaning
- •Other punctuation placement varies by style guide
✅Correct Examples
"She said, "I'll be there at noon.""
Direct quotation properly enclosed in quotation marks
❌Incorrect Examples
"Did she say "I'll be there at noon?""
Question mark should be inside quotes when part of the quotation
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