Sometimes one may express a thought as speech. For example: I thought to myself, "That is very unusual". However, it is probably more common to write something like: That struck me as very unusual.
In general, no. Quotation marks are used to indicate direct speech or a quotation from a text. Thoughts are usually presented without quotation marks in writing. If you are writing a story or narrative where you want to explicitly show a character's thoughts, you can use techniques like italics or inner monologue to convey this, rather than quotation marks.
Typically, thoughts are italicized rather than written within quotation marks.
Quotation marks can be used to indicate direct speech or dialogue, but when writing a thought, it is not necessary to use them. However, italics can be used to emphasize a character's thoughts in writing.
If you mean that he thought the words "it is cold" then yes. If you mean that it was cold in his opinion, but he didn't necessarily think those specific words, then no. You use quotation marks the same way that you would if somebody was speaking out loud.
The sentence is a quotation. "I feel ill," thought Samuel.
Yes, there should be quotation marks around a sentence followed by "she thought" to indicate that it is the character's thoughts. This helps differentiate the narration from the character's inner dialogue.
No you dont , only if it is a direct speach or quote do you need them.
No, as long as you credit the source you have used and if it is a direct quote you have used quotation marks then it will not count as plagiarism even if you did copy and paste it.
No, speech marks are typically used to indicate direct speech or a quotation. For thoughts, it is more common to use italics, quotation marks, or no punctuation at all, depending on the style guide being followed.
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
The quotation mark would go before the semicolon, because the semicolon represents the beginning of a new thought in the same sentence.
Exact quoting of an author should always be enclosed in quotation marks and cited. If you paraphrase, it does not need quotes. Fair use word count is something different than when to use quote marks.