QUOTATIONS

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What are quotations?

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Quotations are the exact words spoken by someone, usually enclosed in quotation marks.

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When should you use quotation marks?

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Use quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken by a person or to highlight a specific phrase.

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How do you punctuate a quotation that is a question?

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If the quoted material is a question, place the question mark inside the quotation marks.

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How do you punctuate a quotation that is an exclamation?

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If the quoted material is an exclamation, place the exclamation mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct punctuation for a quotation followed by a dialogue tag?

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A comma should be placed before the closing quotation marks if the dialogue tag follows the quotation.

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes the spoken words to a speaker, such as 'he said' or 'she exclaimed'.

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How do you format a quotation that is at the beginning of a sentence?

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Start the sentence with the quotation, followed by a comma and the dialogue tag.

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What is the correct way to quote a statement that is not a question or exclamation?

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Use quotation marks around the statement and place a period inside the quotation marks.

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What happens if a quotation is interrupted by a dialogue tag?

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If a quotation is interrupted, use a comma before the dialogue tag and continue the quotation after the tag.

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How do you quote a long passage of dialogue?

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For longer passages, use block quotation format, which does not require quotation marks at the beginning of each line.