Quotation Marks & Underlining/Italics

Quotation Marks in Dialogue Use quotation marks at the beginning and at the end of a direct quotation. Bill said, “My favorite sport is baseball.” “Do you want to go with me to the park Saturday?” asked Sarah.

Divided Quotation Marks When a direct quotation is divided into two or more parts by explanatory words (he exclaimed, she said, they reported), use quotation marks before and after each part of the quotation. “I can’t decide,” my sister commented, “whether to see a comedy or a horror film at the theater tonight.”

Single Quotations in Dialogue Use single quotation marks around a quotation within a quotation. “President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, ‘Major league baseball has done as much as any one thing in this country to keep up the spirit of the people,’” stated Mr. Pennebaker. “My mom said, ‘No, you may not,’ when I asked if I could attend the concert next month,” Dana explained. “We will begin reading ‘The Scarlet Ibis’ in class today,” the teacher stated.

Inside or Outside the Closing Quotation Marks? Periods and Commas Always Go INSIDE!!! Questions Marks and Exclamation Points go inside IF the quotation itself is the question or explanation: “Were you late for class?” I asked. Who stated the quote, “To be or not to be: that is the question”? Did you read “Beware of the Dog”?

Using Underlining/Italics With Titles Use Italics with the following titles: Magazines - Seventeen Newspapers - Mobile Press Register Books - To Kill a Mockingbird Plays - Romeo and Juliet Movies - Gone With the Wind Television Series - American Idol Book-length Poems – The Odyssey Long Musical Compositions - Beethoven’s Symphony Works of Art - Mona Lisa

Quotation Marks With Titles Use quotation marks around the following titles: Magazine Articles - “Top Celebrity Stories” Newspaper Articles - “Mobile’s International Festival” Chapters - “Summer’s End” Short Stories - “The Most Dangerous Game” TV Episodes - “Atlanta Auditions” Essays - “Baseball and Softball: A Comparative Study” Short Poems - “The Boy at the Window” Songs - “God Bless America”

Underlining/Italics Use underlining when you are hand writing We read Tears of a Tiger in class this year. Use italics when you are typing

Underlining/Italics Use italics to set off letters referred to as letters and words referred to as words. Do you know where the word marathon originated? How many a’s are in your last name?

…continued Use italics to set off foreign words and phrases. au revoir ad infinitum

Let’s Practice! Where do quotations go? I told Mandy that our grammar test is scheduled for Friday. I told Mandy that our grammar test is scheduled for Friday. Correct Jake commented, Some of our classmates decided not to attend the field trip. Jake commented, “Some of our classmates decided not to attend the field trip.”

…Continued Practice Insert ALL necessary punctuation. The novel A Miracle Worker is a captivating, inspirational story. I read the article How to Make Use of Old Items in this month’s issue of Cosmopolitan. I read the article “How to Make Use of Old Items” in this month’s issue of Cosmopolitan. Adele’s Someone Like You is a new hit this year. Adele’s “Someone Like You” is a new hit this year.

…Continued Practice Insert ALL necessary punctuation. One of you the director announced will be selected to perform in the grand finale Jeremy explained, Mrs. Kennedy just asked, Who all turned in your essays Friday? Have you read The Cask of Amontillado

Check Yourself! “One of you,” the director announced, “will be selected to perform in the grand finale.” Jeremy explained, “Mrs. Kennedy just asked, ‘Who all turned in your essays Friday?’” Have you read “The Cask of Amontillado”?

More Practice! William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a famous tragedy studied all over the world. Did you see last night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy? Full Circle is a story in your literature book. Did you enjoy reading Thank You, M’am? I replied Of course! I would love to join you and your family on your vacation this summer! My father always says Being open and honest is the key to true character stated Taylor.

Check yourself William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a famous tragedy studied all over the world. Did you see last night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy? “Full Circle” is a story in your literature book. Did you enjoy reading “Thank You, M’am”? I replied, “Of course! I would love to join you and your family on your vacation this summer!” “My father always says, ‘Being open and honest is the key to true character,’” stated Taylor.