Use an apostrophe to create the single quotation mark.
Use an apostrophe to create the single quotation mark.
To type a correct quote, use opening and closing quotation marks (" "). Place the opening quotation mark before the quoted text and the closing quotation mark after the quoted text. This helps signify the beginning and end of the quote.
They're actually not the wrong way around. Single and double quotes that are at the beginning of the quote should be hooking to the left, while closing quotes should be hooking to the right. Original typewriters had only one key for single and double quotes, therefore we got "used" to seeing them all the same way; Microsoft corrected this by having opening and closing quotes they way they were supposed to be.
Single quote marks are used for a quote within a quote.
Yes, when typing a quote, it is important to include both the opening and closing quotation marks to denote the beginning and end of the quoted text. This helps to clearly indicate that the words within the quotation marks are being cited from another source or speaker.
If you're using a quote that contains a quote you'll need to surround the embedded quote with single quotation marks.
You can end a quote with a quotation mark. If the quote continues in the same paragraph, a comma is typically placed before the closing quotation mark. If the quote is a complete sentence, the ending punctuation (like a period or question mark) comes before the closing quotation mark.
A colon generally goes before the closing quote.
If a proper name or nickname is part of a quote and requires quotation marks, use double quotation marks for the overall quote and single quotation marks within the quote for the proper name or nickname.
In a block quote, the punctuation and citation come before the closing quotation mark. In an embedded quote, the punctuation and citation come after the closing quotation mark. Additionally, block quotes are typically used for quotes that are longer than four lines in APA formatting.
He is single. On Ellen, he said, and i quote. "Yes i am single"
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