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Yes, there can be quotes within quotes. You would put regular quote marks around the beginning and end of the entire quote. Then you would change the double quotes in the text to a single quote (the thing that looks like a backwards apostrophe).
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoDepends on your style. In Hart's Rules, direct quotations have single quotation marks. Say this is your original text:
Carr wrote, 'Together, they would bring "knowledge" to the unenlightened masses.'
You would quote it within text as:
'Carr wrote, "Together, they would bring 'knowledge' to the unenlightened masses."'
If your house style adopts double quotation marks for direct quotations, then it would be written:
"Carr wrote, 'Together, they would bring "knowledge" to the unenlightened masses.'"
Basically, the rule is to alternate between singles and doubles.
If possible, just create a new paragraph containing the text you have to quote and write it in smaller type, or indent it, and not surround it at all with a new set of quotation marks.
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∙ 13y agoYes, you can show a quotation within a quotation. The main quote is identified using double-quotation marks (" "), while the interior quotation is identified using single-quotation marks (' ').
For example:
"What did she say?" Andrew asked.
"Mary said 'Go home for the day,'" Angela replied.
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∙ 12y agoI need to know how as well. the why if you must know is that there is a report has a quote within a quote and I am quoting their passage to support my topic in my paper.
one quote: "quote" (page#) .
two: "start of the first quote 'quote2' the rest of the first" (page#) .
Three: unknown (page#) .
four: why? who cares share if you know to help out the next guy
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Yes, but why? It really serves no purpose beyond confusing the reader, and you very soon run out of suitable indicators. Generally, we stop at two. In America, the sequence is as follows: Joe replied "My dad said 'You've got to be kidding, ' which I took to mean no."
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∙ 11y agoIf someone talking in the author's book is quoting someone else, the author uses "single quotes." For example:
- "Well, Dad said 'sure, go ahead,' but Mom said 'over my dead body,' so now I don't know what to do!" wailed Sally.
Yes, you can include a quote within another quote by using single or double quotation marks to differentiate the two. For example: "She said, 'His favorite quote is "Carpe Diem."'".
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∙ 12y ago"I went to ask Danielle what her shift was and she said, 'I'm working on the second shift at 10:00'."
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Can you put a quote inside of a quote?
Yes. To write it out, the first quote would open and close with quotation marks ". the quote within a quote would open and close with single marks '. For Example: Fred Brown responded, "Well, I think Benjiman Franklin was right when he said 'A penny saved is a penny earned'. Saving is important."
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When a quote is interrupted by narrative, use ellipses (...) to indicate the omission of text within the quote. Place the punctuation inside the quotation marks at the end of the interrupted speech. Resume the narrative outside the quotation marks.
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It was a quote said by Kurt Vonnegut.
What is the quote in the book Petey about being a gem inside a rock?
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What punctuation is allowed to be used in block quotations?
You can use any regular punctuation inside the block quote (periods, commas, etc) but do not put any punctuation around the block quote (no quotation marks).
