How do you use double quotation marks in a sentence?

Answer 1

Double quotation marks are used to quote what some one said.

Single quotation are used to quote within a quote.

Example:

Mary said I remember what he said at the lecture, he said store eggs in the fridge; would be written; Mary said, "I remember what he said at the lecture, he said, 'Store eggs in the fridge.'"

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'Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary', published in 1983, contains a very useful 'Handbook of Style' with a large section covering 'Punctuation'. There are two separate and very detailed sub-sections for quotation marks: 'Quotation Marks, Double' and 'Quotation Marks, Single'. There is so much in it - all of it very concise and interesting - that it cannot all be summarized here!

But, with its examples shown enclosed within parentheses, this clip may be useful to be aware of:

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[Single quotation marks]
1. enclose a quotation within a quotation in American usage.
(The witness said, "I distinctly heard him say, 'Don't be late.' and then heard the door close.")

2. are sometimes used in place of double quotation marks in British usage.
(The witness said, 'I distinctly heard him say, "Don't be late." and then heard the door close.')

NOTE: When both single and double quotation marks occur at the end of a sentence, the period typically falls within both sets of marks.
(The witness said, "I distinctly heard him say, 'Don't be late.' ")
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In England some schools teach pupils to use single quotes to signal to other readers that some text is not just ordinary plain words but is the name of a specific identifiable entity such as 'My watchlist', the 'Save button', etc.

Also that double quotes can be useful to stress that something is ironic or contentious. For example in this sentence:

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Answer 2

When you quote someone, you put the quote in between the quotation marks. If I were to quote what I just said, I would quote:

"When you quote someone, you put the quote in between the quotation marks. If I were to quote what I just said, I would quote:"

Answer 3

You use a single quotation mark (' ') inside a double quotation mark when quoting a quote.

Example:

"Who answered 'Maryland' for the question?" Mrs. Jenkins asked the class.

Answer 4

Use single quotation marks for an embedded quotation.

Example:
Brian said, "I heard her say, 'What was that?' and then she ran off."

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'Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary', published in 1983, contains a very useful 'Handbook of Style' with a large section covering 'Punctuation'. There are two separate and very detailed sub-sections for quotation marks: 'Quotation Marks, Double' and 'Quotation Marks, Single'. There is so much in it - all of it very concise and interesting - that it cannot all be summarized here!

But, with its examples shown enclosed within parentheses, this clip may be useful to be aware of:

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[Single quotation marks]
1. enclose a quotation within a quotation in American usage.
(The witness said, "I distinctly heard him say, 'Don't be late.' and then heard the door close.")

2. are sometimes used in place of double quotation marks in British usage.
(The witness said, 'I distinctly heard him say, "Don't be late." and then heard the door close.')

NOTE: When both single and double quotation marks occur at the end of a sentence, the period typically falls within both sets of marks.
(The witness said, "I distinctly heard him say, 'Don't be late.' ")
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In England some schools teach pupils to use single quotes to signal to other readers that some text is not just ordinary plain words but is the name of a specific identifiable entity such as 'My watchlist', the 'Save button', etc.

Also that double quotes can be useful to stress that something is ironic or contentious. For example in this sentence:

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Answer 5

You use quotation marks when you are writing, typing, or however. Say you are writing a book. You use quotation marks when you want the characters you created to say something. For instance:

My heart was pounding very hard. I couldn't breathe.

" Are you okay? " says John.

" I can't breathe......my....get some help!" i replied.

Answer 6

Double quotation marks are used to enclose direct speech, quotes, titles of shorter works like articles or poems, and to highlight specific words or phrases. For example, "I am excited to see you," said Sarah. It is important to remember to use double quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quoted text.

Answer 7

You should also use them when writing a dialogue or around foreign words and the names of short stories.

Answer 8

When the quotation is occurring within another quotation in what is called "embedded quotation."

Answer 9

When an otherwise quoted title is used in a quote. For example:

John said, "'The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere' is my favorite poem."