What are quotation marks?

Answer 1

Quotation marks are pairs of inverted commas placed before and after a quote or section of spoken text, to indicate that property of that section. They appear as " (single pair) or "hello" (pair of pairs). Quotation marks are used to indicate either a quotation of someone or the title of a smaller work. A quotation mark looks like this " and is used to indicate either a quotation of someone or the title of a smaller work. 6. Quote Marks Quotation marks are used to quote another person's words exactly, whether they be spoken, or written. For example: John said, "We are going shopping." - note the capitalization of "We". You should do this unless you are quoting in a run-on sentence: John said "we are going shopping" because they had no milk. Note the omission of the comma in this case also. If you are quoting a person who is quoting another person, use a single quotation mark like this: John said, "My neighbor yelled at me today! He said 'get off my lawn!'" When introducing a quotation after an independent clause, use a colon and not a comma to begin: As D. H. Nachas explains, "The gestures used for greeting others differ greatly from one culture to another." (not an independent clause) D. H. Nachas explains cultural differences in greeting customs: "Touching is not a universal sign of greeting. (this is an independent clause) Quotation marks can also be used to denote irony or sarcasm, or to note something unusual about it: The great march of "progress" has left millions impoverished and hungry. Punctuation with quotations Punctuation that belongs to the original quote should be inside the quote marks. Punctuation relating to the entire sentence should be outside. Philip asked, "Do you need this book?" Does Dr. Lim always say to her students, "You must work harder"? Always put colons and semicolons outside quotes. Put commas and periods inside quotations unless followed by parenthesis: He said, "I may forget your name, but I never remember a face." Mullen, criticizing the apparent inaction, writes, "Donahue's policy was to do nothing" (27).
Quotation marks are symbols used to show dialogue in a story. Here's an example: "John and Mary walked down the street." the two lines at the beginning and end are quotation marks

Answer 2

symbols " " to emphasize something or what an author said in their words