| Use quotation marks to show: | |
| • a speaker’s exact words | “Listen to this!” Georgia said. |
| • the exact words quoted from a book or other printed material | The announcement in the paper was “The world-famous writer Josie Ramon will be at Milpas Library Friday night.” |
| • the title of a song, poem, or short story | Her poem “Speaking” is famous. |
| • the title of a magazine article or newspaper article | It appeared in the magazine article “How to Talk to Your Teen.” |
| • the title of a chapter from a book | On Friday night she’ll be reading “Getting Along,” a chapter from her new book. |
| • words used in a special way | We will be “all ears” at the reading. |
| Always put periods and commas inside quotation marks. | “She is such a great writer,” Georgia said. “I’d love to meet her.” |
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