Which statement about quotation marks is true?
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Direct quotations come in two different forms: run-in and block. Run-in quotations are shorter and they are formatted the same as the surrounding text. Block quotes, are long quotes that are separated from the surrounding text. Usually, they appear as a separate paragraph (or series of paragraphs) with a different font, a change in the line spacing, or a wider margin. In any case, block quotes don’t need quotation marks to set them off from the remaining text, even though they are direct quotes.
And in case you’re wondering just how long a quote needs to get for it to be a block quote, it varies from one style guide to another. If you have to follow a style guide, you should check it for best practices. If you don’t have to follow a style guide, set your own rule (like five lines of text makes a block quotation), and stick to it.
The first rule of using quotations is that once they’re opened, they have to be closed. The person reading your work needs to know where the quote starts and where it ends. But that’s an easy one.
What about some trickier quotation mark rules?
Quotations and Capitalization
Sometimes, the text inside quotation marks is capitalized, other times it isn’t. Capitalization of the quoted material depends on the material itself— if you’re quoting a complete sentence, you should start the quote with a capital letter , even if the quote is placed in the middle of a sentence:
If you’re quoting a phrase or a part of a sentence, don’t start the quote with a capital letter :
If you’re splitting a quote in half to interject a parenthetical, you should not capitalize the second part of the quote :
Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation Marks
Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks? This question mostly refers to the sentence-ending punctuation marks— punctuation marks that introduce a quote are never placed within quotation marks.
Sentence-ending punctuation is a whole different story. In the United States, the rule of thumb is that
commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside:
“There was a storm last night,” Paul said.
Peter, however, didn’t believe him. “I’m not sure that’s exactly what happened.”
Peter was aware of what he called “Paul’s weakness triangle”: he was half deaf, slept like a log, and was prone to lying.
Paul saw an argument coming, so he muttered only “But I saw it”; this was going to be a long night and he didn’t want to start it with a fight.
Question marks and exclamation points have their own rules.
If they apply to the quoted material, they go within the quotation marks. If they apply to the whole sentence, they go outside it:
Sandy asked them, “Why do you guys always fight?”
Did the dog bark every time he heard Sandy say “I’m bringing dinner”?
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And in case you’re wondering just how long a quote needs to get for it to be a block quote, it varies from one style guide to another. If you have to follow a style guide, you should check it for best practices. If you don’t have to follow a style guide, set your own rule (like five lines of text makes a block quotation), and stick to it.
The first rule of using quotations is that once they’re opened, they have to be closed. The person reading your work needs to know where the quote starts and where it ends. But that’s an easy one.
What about some trickier quotation mark rules?
Quotations and Capitalization
Sometimes, the text inside quotation marks is capitalized, other times it isn’t. Capitalization of the quoted material depends on the material itself— if you’re quoting a complete sentence, you should start the quote with a capital letter , even if the quote is placed in the middle of a sentence:
If you’re quoting a phrase or a part of a sentence, don’t start the quote with a capital letter :
If you’re splitting a quote in half to interject a parenthetical, you should not capitalize the second part of the quote :
Quotation Marks and Other Punctuation Marks
Does punctuation go inside or outside quotation marks? This question mostly refers to the sentence-ending punctuation marks— punctuation marks that introduce a quote are never placed within quotation marks.
Sentence-ending punctuation is a whole different story. In the United States, the rule of thumb is that
commas and periods always go inside the quotation marks, and colons and semicolons (dashes as well) go outside:
“There was a storm last night,” Paul said.
Peter, however, didn’t believe him. “I’m not sure that’s exactly what happened.”
Peter was aware of what he called “Paul’s weakness triangle”: he was half deaf, slept like a log, and was prone to lying.
Paul saw an argument coming, so he muttered only “But I saw it”; this was going to be a long night and he didn’t want to start it with a fight.
Question marks and exclamation points have their own rules.
If they apply to the quoted material, they go within the quotation marks. If they apply to the whole sentence, they go outside it:
Sandy asked them, “Why do you guys always fight?”
Did the dog bark every time he heard Sandy say “I’m bringing dinner”?
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