Punctuation & Quotation Marks

1. Punctuation & Quotation Marks Alejandro S., Alejandro Z, Wendy, Gustavo

2. Uses of Quotation Marks: • Quotation marks are used to separate material such as quotes or spoken language. • They are also used to separate the names of poems, stories, or articles. • To separate the actual quoted material from the rest of the sentence using a comma. • Ex: Wendy said, “My teammates are a boon from the gods.”

3. Use of Quotation Marks: (continued) • Examples- • For quotes: • My favorite quote by Thomas Paine is “Suspicion is the companion of mean souls, and the bane of all good society,” which states that suspicion is a feeling that causes great harm to society. • For speech: • Clarianne said, “Hey everybody! I finally got my license!” • For names of stories: • José Martí’s“Nuestra America” is adulterated by his excessive use of commas.

4. Periods & Commas in Quotations: • Periods and commas always go inside quotation marks, even inside single quotes. • Commas: Ex: The teacher told us “Read Chapter 12,” then changed his mind and told us not to. • Periods: Ex: Julia inimically said: “You’re always causing me trouble Jorge.”

5. Question and Exclamation Marks in Quotations: • If a question is in quotation marks, the question mark goes inside the quotation marks. • Ex: The scientist asked himself “How will I keep this toxic chemical out of nature?” • If the question is not part of the quote, the question mark goes outside the quotation marks. • Ex: How many people use the phrase “golly gee willikers”? • The same rules apply to exclamation marks. • Ex: Amandla shouted malevolently, “I hope you get hurt for calling me hostile!”

6. Additional Quotation Mark Details: • Use quotation marks to set off a direct quotation only. • Ex: The doctor told his patients, “I will find a panacea and save you all from your diseases.” The doctor told his patients that he would find a panacea and cure all of their diseases. • Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. • Ex: Malika read, “And then the rebel said, ‘The invading armies are nothing if not pernicious to our people’”

7. Quiz Part 1: • Identify where the quotation marks should go. If already correct, say so. • Shakespeare’s most famous quote is To be or not to be…that is the question. • The quotation marks should go before the first to and after the period, indicating the actual quote • Laila asked, Is exercising salutary for my heart condition? • The quotation marks should go after the comma and after the question mark, indicating what Laila asked

8. Quiz Part 2: • Insert the punctuation marks where you think they should go. There may be more than one missing mark. • After adding the wrong ingredients, Zúñiga exclaimed, “I adulterated my recipe NOOOO” • The period goes after recipe because it is part of the quoted material. The exclamation mark goes after NOOOO, but inside the quotation marks because the question is directly quoted. • Do you think Chris vitiated his essay supporting war by ending with Sun Tzu’s quote “All war is deception” • The question mark goes after the quotation marks because a question is being asked about the quote.

9. Quiz Part 3: • The first three road signs that Pedro saw the first time he drove read “Yield” “Stop” and “No U Turn” • The commas go after Yield and Stop, but inside the quotation marks. • The Gabriela told us, “After hitting me, my sister yelled, You’re ugly” • Single quotation marks go before You’re and after ugly because Gabriela is telling us what her sister said. A period goes in before the last quotation mark.