2. Quotation Punctuation Place quotation marks before and after the words that are being said. Place quotation marks before and after the words that are being said. “ No one told me it was time to go.” “ No one told me it was time to go.”

3. Use a capital letter with the first word of a direct quotation. Use a capital letter with the first word of a direct quotation. “ Mark didn’t know the answer.” “ Mark didn’t know the answer.” If the quotation is interrupted, you do not capitalize the second part of the quotation unless it is a proper noun. If the quotation is interrupted, you do not capitalize the second part of the quotation unless it is a proper noun. “I wonder,” said Mary, “ if Mark didn’t know the answer. “I wonder,” said Mary, “ if Mark didn’t know the answer.

4. Punctuation Put commas and periods within closing quotation marks Put commas and periods within closing quotation marks ” I will never forget you. ” ” I will never forget you. ” If the quotation asks a question the question mark goes inside of the quotation marks. If the quotation asks a question the question mark goes inside of the quotation marks. “ Do you really like this song ? ” “ Do you really like this song ? ” But if the whole sentence is a question then the question mark goes at the end of the sentence. But if the whole sentence is a question then the question mark goes at the end of the sentence. Does Robert always say,” See you on Monday” ? Does Robert always say,” See you on Monday” ?

5. Set the speaker tag off with a comma Before Before Sam said, “ No one told me it was time to go.” Sam said, “ No one told me it was time to go.” During During “No one,” Sam said, “told me it was time to go.” “No one,” Sam said, “told me it was time to go.” After After No one told me it was time to go,” Sam said. No one told me it was time to go,” Sam said.

6. Write each person’s spoken words, however brief, in a new paragraph. Write each person’s spoken words, however brief, in a new paragraph. The rule is …new speaker, new paragraph The rule is …new speaker, new paragraph

7. When you quote a single line of poetry, write it like any other short quotation. When you quote a single line of poetry, write it like any other short quotation. In his poem “Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening,” Robert Frost writes: “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep.” In his poem “Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening,” Robert Frost writes: “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep.”

8. If the quotation from a poem is three lines or longer, set it off like a block quotation. Quote the poem line by line as it appears on the original page, and do not use quotation marks. Indent the quoted poetry. If the quotation from a poem is three lines or longer, set it off like a block quotation. Quote the poem line by line as it appears on the original page, and do not use quotation marks. Indent the quoted poetry. In his poem “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening,” Robert Frost laments: In his poem “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening,” Robert Frost laments: The woods are lovely, dark, and deep The woods are lovely, dark, and deep But I have promises to keep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. And miles to go before I sleep.

9. Other Uses Use quotation marks to indicate words used ironically, or in some unusual way. Use quotation marks to indicate words used ironically, or in some unusual way. The girls thought seeing the owl was a real “hoot.” The girls thought seeing the owl was a real “hoot.”