somebody is saying it
To show that something is missing
When separating a direct quotation from a signal phrase, a writer should not use a comma
To prove your thesis use a direct quote.
DebCaletti is a writer that writes books for young adults.
To prove your thesis use a direct quote.
The names of books and other large works are underlined or italicized.
Ellipses show that a portion of the quote has been left out, which might mean that it was irrelevant to the purpose of the quote, but which could change the meaning of the quote if taken out of context.
If a word is in quotation marks, and you're quoting it, use single quotation marks to indicate an embedded quotation.
When one interprets a quotation, one "unpacks" a quotation. One selects a quote for a rhetorical purpose. The quotation is useful. The writer must "unpack" the usefulness of the quotation; they must reveal their rhetorical purpose.
A writer would use a block quotation in someone's paper when quoting a passage that is longer than four lines of text. Block quotations are typically used to highlight important or impactful sections of text that deserve more emphasis than a regular in-text quotation. They are set apart from the main text by being indented and usually not enclosed by quotation marks.
You would underline or italicize the name of the book on tape rather than use quotation marks.
English orthography enjoys many transatlantic variations. In British English, quotation marks are called inverted commas, and they are not doubled, as they are in American English.