PPT-Combining quotation marks with other punctuation

Danitza Alvizar Fernandez IST 511 October 10 2014 What Why How What Combining q uotation marks with other punctuation marks American English Why Quotation marks can bring your writing to life. How do I use them?. WWJD?. http://. youtu.be/Bea_2ANKJ5o. Direct Quotations. Used to quote exactly what someone says. In this case, the quotations marks go around the word or phrase.. Examples:. •Sarah smiled and said, "Yes.". Grammar Toolkit. Quotation marks. . I . heard her ask, . . How . much is enough. ?. . . said . Declan. .. . I . like ice-cream. ,. . said . Declan.. Grammar Toolkit. Quotation marks. The main job of quotation marks is to show what someone says in direct speech. They are sometimes called speech marks. Review. Punctuation. Place . “. quotation marks. ”. only around what a character says.. Use a capital letter after beginning quotation marks . “. .. Insert punctuation before ending quotation marks. Quotation marks pose a problem for many writers, but a few simple rules can make them easy to use. . Although these marks are most often found in dialogue, other writing situations require them as well.. ). . .. . !. - . ’. . ;. . ,. . :. ”. . ?. (. Copyright © 2014 Write Score LLC. Try reading this statement:. What would be the ideal vacation destination for some it would be a sunny beach on a tropical island but others would prefer a snow covered mountain then again it could be a foreign country or even your own back yard who would choose to stay home well the staycation is becoming more and more popular especially with hard economic times after all traveling always brings some level of stress and vacations should be all about relieving stress.. QuotationS. ? . WaG. #2. Please look carefully at the following samples to determine what you notice about . punctuatiNG QUOTATIONs. . What . writing or grammar rules can you identify?. 1 – “Lester Simmons was a thirty-year retired Pullman car porter – had his gold watch to prove it” (17).. HOW TO ANALYZE WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW . Poetry Important Stages. As daunting as they may appear, poems are . NOT. the enemy! Let’s walk through some important stages in analyzing a poem. . Usage & Mechanics. Capitalization. What words do you capitalize? Write down all that you know.. Capitalization. The pronoun “I”. Proper nouns and adjectives. School subjects, holidays, days of the week, months, geographical names. A WAY TO TEACH PUNCTUATION. USING GAMES AS WELL AS . INSTRUCTION YEARS . 3-6. Webinar by Ziptales.com. WHY PUNCTUATE?. I like cooking, my grandmother and my dog. .. I like cooking my grandmother and my dog.. Quotation marks allow you to use another person’s words in your writing. . When you use another person’s words in your writing, it is called a . Direct Quote!. Quotation Marks. Do not use quotation marks for an . How many punctuation marks do you know?. Why do we need punctuation?. Punctuation is a tool writers use to help their readers understand how to read their sentences. Many principles govern punctuation, but how a sentence is punctuated is of ten dependent on a writer’s style or intended meaning.. Punctuation Marks & Written Accents. In Spanish, upside-down punctuation marks, such as ¿ and ¡ are placed at the beginning of a phrase to signal a question or an exclamation.. These are used along with those that come at the end of phrases, sentences or questions. . Rule #1: DIRECT AND INDIRECT QUOTATIONS. A . direct quotation. represents a person’s exact speech or thoughts. Use quotation marks.. An . indirect quotation. reports only the general meaning of what a person said or thought. Do not use quotation marks.. Quotation Marks. Use quotation marks around direct quotes, the speaker’s exact words:. My father told me, “There are plenty of fish in the sea.”. “I’m never going there again,” said Becky..