QUOTATION MARKS,THE DIAGONAL AND BRACKETS

QUOTATION MARKS

QUOTATION MARKS

• Either of a pair of punctuation marks used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another and repeated word for word, but also to indicate meanings or glosses and to indicate the unusual or dubiou status of a word.
• They appear in the form of double quotation marks (" ") and single quotation marks (' '). Single quotationmarks are usually reserved for setting off a quotation within another quotation.

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• Quotation marks have three main functions:
• to indicate the use of someone else’s exact words
• To set off words and phrases for special emphasis
• To display titles of literary and artistic works
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• to indicate the use of someone else’s exact words
• “If you want to lose weight, dont eat sweets," said Gloria.
• EXAMPLES!
• "He never had a chance,". Harry said
• "I do want a pizza,", he said "but not with pepperoni!"

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• To set off words and phrases for special emphasis
• The carton was marked "Fragile.”
• MORE EXAMPLES
• She received a message signed “A Friend.”
• He made "A delicious pastas"
• I like"Pop music"

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• To display titles of literary and artistic works
• The title of my report is“How to Improve your Vocabulary.”
• My favorite book is " The Alice in Wonderland"
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THE DIAGONAL

• The diagonal occurs (without space before or after) in certain abbreviations and expressions of time
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EXAMPLES !

• km/h = kilometers per hour
• C/gena.
• B/quilla
• c/o = care of

BRACKETS

• When a parenthesis falls within another parenthesis
• Example:
• However, in an article published in the Times [May 12, 1998], he was quoted as saying that prices would be going up in the summer.)
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By Jerlys and Yorleidis