Quotation Marks (grammar lesson)


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Quotation Marks - Glossary of Terms

Quotation Marks

Quotation marks (or speech marks) are punctuation marks ("") used to identify spoken or quoted words. In addition, they are used to signify so-called or alleged and for names of things such as ships and books.

Examples:

You said: "You can keep all the strawberries you pick in a hour."

His "mates" left him to freeze. (so-called mates)

As the silt cleared, we could clearly see the bow of the "Mary Rose". (ship)

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Glossary of grammatical terms

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