Direct Quotation: A
speaker's direct (exact) words.Indirect Quotation: Tells what
someone says without using exact words.
1. Use quotation marks to set
off a speaker's words from the rest of the sentence. Always
begin a direct quote with a capital letter.
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Ex: "Here is
Tasmania," she said. "It is off the southeastern coast
of Australia." |
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Ex: "Please
reply," said Mr. Smith, "if you know the answer." |
2. Use quotation marks around titles of short works: short story,
articles, poem, chapter of a book, song, etc. Capitalize
important words. Do not capitalize any unimportant
words, such as: the, a, an, and, of, for, or, etc., unless they are
the first or last word of the title.
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Ex: "Jug of
Silver" |
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Ex: "How to
Ask for a Raise" |
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Ex: "The
Star-Spangled Banner" |
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