Punctuating Material That Isn T Yours

QUOTATION MARKS

 QUOTATIONS MARKS FOR DIALOGUE

Quoting Dialogue

-The general rule for punctuation with quotations is punctuation, quotation

-Usually, a quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by a comma:

 My father always said, "Be careful what you wish for."  “Be careful what you wish for,” my father said.

-If a quoted word or phrase fits into the flow of your sentence without a break or pause, then a comma may not be necessary:

 The phrase "lovely, dark and deep" begins to suggest ominous overtones.

-If the quoted speech follows an independent clause yet could be part of the same sentence, use a colon to set off the quoted language. A colon may also be used to create a more powerful introduction to a quote:

 My mother's favorite quote was from Shakespeare: "This above all, to thine own self be true."

-When an attribution of speech comes in the middle of quoted language, set it apart as you would any parenthetical element:

 "I don't care," she said, "what you think about it."

-Be careful, though, to begin a new sentence after the attribution if sense calls for it:

 "I don't care," she said. "What do you think?"

A. Place the appropriate punctuation, including commas and periods. Correct any mistakes in capitalization.

1. “I can’t wait for this Sunday ” she said.

2. “Who are you going to root for ” he asked

3. “Pick a topic” he suggested “that you really want to write about ”

4. “They’re great ” exclaimed Tony.

5. Silly hare, she said, “that sugary cereal is for children QUOTATION MARKS

6. Put the onion in before the rest of the mixture, he said “ that is what the directions say

7. The flavor, he continued, is captured by the butter.

8. Paul complained “ it’s too cold in here

9. Janet said “Put on a sweater “

10. Why did you say “I didn’t do it ”

Two more tips:

-A new paragraph begins with each change of speaker:

"I don't care what you think anymore," she said, jauntily tossing back her hair and looking askance at Edward. "What do you mean?" he replied. "What do you mean, 'What do I mean?'" Alberta sniffed. She was becoming impatient and wished that she were elsewhere. "You know darn well what I mean!" Edward huffed. "Have it your way," Alberta added, "if that's how you feel."

-Use single quotation marks to enclose a quotation within a quotation.

 Annoyed, Becky snapped, “Don’t tell me, ‘That’s not the way to do it. ’”  Mrs. Wright said, “In a letter to a schoolgirl, W.E.B. DuBois wrote, ‘Get the very best training possible, and the doors of opportunity will fly open before you.’ ”  I asked, “How dare you say, ‘yuck”?”

B. Place punctuation marks in the appropriate place for each of the following quotations. Add paragraph symbols where necessary.

1. Race-car driver Janet Guthrie, said Chet, reading from his notes, is a trained physicist who has spent many years working in an important job for an aircraft corporation.

2. I interviewed the next great movie star for my entertainment column, said George. Who is it? I asked. My sister, George replied. She is taking acting lessons at night and on weekends. With such dedication, I replied, you may be right about her future as a movie star. QUOTATION MARKS

3. Who shot that ball? Coach Larsen wanted to know. I did, came the reply from the small, frail-looking player. Good shot, the coach informed him, but always remember to follow you shot to the basket. I tried but I was screened, said the player.

4. In the interview the candidate said I am a very hospitable person. Yes her husband agree, Ralph Waldo Emerson must have been thinking of you when he said Happy is the house that shelters a friend.

 QUOTATION MARKS VS. ITALICIZING

-Quotations marks are used for small works like songs, poems, articles, and short stories.

“Poker Face” “Success is counted sweetest” “Checkouts” “Andy Reid and his Vick obsession”

-Italicize bigger works like books, newspapers, magazines, and albums.

The Fame The Poetry of Emily Dickinson The Philadelphia Inquirer

C. Place quotation marks where necessary, and underline what you would italicize.

1. The Bay Area Youth Theater is presenting Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun. 2. Hilda announced that she is going to sing Some Enchanted Evening from the musical South Pacific. 3. I have tickets to the opera Carmen, said Karen, and I would like you to be my guest. 4. My favorite story by Arthur Conan Doyle is The Adventure of the Dying Detective, which is included in the anthology The Complete Sherlock Holmes. 5. In her review of The King and I, the drama critic for the Los Angeles Times commented, This production is an excellent revival of a play that never seems to wear thin. 6. The paper I wrote on Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar is titled The Noblest Roman. 7. Mr. Howard asked, In Julius Caesar who said, This was the noblest Roman of them all? Which Roman was being described? 8. Have you read Hannah Armstrong, one of the poems in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters? QUOTATION MARKS

 Quoting Research with In-Text Citation

In parenthetical documentation the period comes after the parenthetical citation which comes after the quotation mark" (Darling 553).

EXAMPLES:

Researchers are marveling at their numbers: “Bedbugs have never caused such a disturbance before” (Ford 553).

Ford writes, “Bedbugs have never caused such a large disturbance before” (553).

Set off long quotations with a colon, indent, and single-space:

Bedbugs or bed bugs are small parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae (most commonly Cimex lectularius). The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood. All insects in this family live by feeding exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals. The name 'bedbug' is derived from the insect's preferred habitat of houses and especially beds or other areas where people sleep. Bedbugs, though not strictly nocturnal, are mainly active at night and are capable of feeding unnoticed on their hosts. (Ford 553)