Module 7 lesson 7.3
- 1. Information taken from: Hogue, A. (2008). First steps in academic writing. Longman: N.Y.
- 2. When you are going to write what other person says, you need to use quotation marks (“ ”). In this lesson you will learn rules for punctuating quotations correctly.
- 3. Rule 1 Quotation marks “ ” are placed before and after a speaker’s EXACT words. “Did you make that mess?” his mom asked. The teacher said, “Quotation marks are important.” She said, “Good bye.”
- 4. Rule 2 Use a reporting phrase (he says, he said, he stated, etc) before, after, or in the middle of the quotation. Before: The teacher said, “Quotation marks are important.” After “Did you make that mess?” his mom asked. In the middle “Quotation marks,” the teacher said, “are important.”
- 5. Rule 3 Capitalize the first word of each sentence in a quotation. When a quoted sentence is in separate parts, begin the second part with a small letter. The teacher said, “Quotation marks are important.” “Did you make that mess?” his mom asked. “Quotation marks,” the teacher said, “are important.”
- 6. Rule 4 We usually use a comma to separate the quotation mark from the rest of the sentence. The teacher said, “Quotation marks are important.” “Quotation marks,” the teacher said, “are important.” “This is a good book,” stated Tom.
- 7. Rule 5 Commas (,), periods (.), and question marks (?) go inside the second quotation mark . The teacher said, “Quotation marks are important.” “Did you make that mess?” his mom asked. “This is a good book,” stated Tom. Incorrect “Did you make that mess” ? his mom asked. The teacher said, “Quotation marks are important” .