Where and how single quotes ' ' and double quotes " " can be used in a sentence. What are the rules.

Answer 1

Double ("...") and single ('...') quotation marks or inverted commas (you can use either term) can be used in the same ways. Whether you use double or single is up to you.

You could use double for quotations and single for titles. It can help the reader to see which are quotes and which are titles.

Whatever you do you must be consistent, i.e. do it all the way through your piece of work. This is partly because it looks better, but also to avoid the reader being confused.

Answer 2

Double quotes usually go around the exact words a person said. Single quotes can indicate when, while speaking, the person quotes another person's exact words.

Examples: Mom asked, "What did the teacher say to you about President Lincoln?" (those were Mom's words)

Joe replied, "The teacher asked if anyone knew when Lincoln said 'Four score and seven years ago...' " Joe's exact words are within the double quotes, and, inside the double quotes, the words in single quotes tell President Lincoln's exact words)

Answer 3

Double quotes can be used to indicate something somebody said or if you're talking about a word rather than actually using the word for what it means. Single quotes are used within a larger double quote,e.g.

He said: "I told you she said 'I'm not going.' when you asked me.".

Answer 4

Double quotes are when you are quoting someone in life or from a book, single quotes I don't remember.

Answer 5

The rule is this: double quotes are the first-order quotation marks, single ones are the second order, i.e., they are "nested" inside the first. Here is an example: Billy said, "I want to buy 'This is my life' at the bookstore today."

And no, it is not your whim to decide.