I am currently studying english composition and our topic is on responses and paraphrases. I have a problem about a certain quotation mark...
FROm THE ARTICLE: We like to see in ourselves the qualities of Dag Hammarskjold, the one-time Secretary-General of the United Nations whose profile appears in this volume; he believed that “no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your community- or humanity.”
now I try to do a respond on this one...
first I try to give the details about the article and the quotation...
MY WORK: In his article “Contemporary Heroes and Heroines,” Ray Browne writes, “We like to see in ourselves the qualities of Dag Hammarskjold, the one-time Secretary-General of the United Nations whose profile appears in this volume; he believed that “no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your community- or humanity.”
Ok, the quotation mark that i am having a trouble with is the one in the end. Should I add one more?
2006-09-13 17:03:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I only had three quotation marks and they should be a pair right? hope you get what I mean...
2006-09-13 17:04:17 · update #1
would the end look like...
humanity.""
2006-09-13 17:07:28 · update #2
Complicated, by doable. Do you see the quotation mark key on the keyboard? The double quotation mark is the usual one you use, but do you notice the single quotation mark below it ( also can be used as apostrophe)?
Use the single quotation mark for a quotation inside a quotation. So put a single quotation mark before the word no and a single quotation mark before the period after humanity. The two single marks enclose the interior quote. Add a space, then a double quotation mark.
looks like this:
humanity'. "
Another example:
"Do you know," asked the teacher, "who said, 'We have nothing to fear but fear itself'? "
to be on the safe side, check to see if your teacher wants a certain style such as MLA and check to see if they have specific suggestions.
Give it a shot. Your teacher should be impressed that you made the effort!
2006-09-13 17:20:04 · answer #1 · answered by bizime 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Below is how the quotation marks in your work should be:-
In his article “Contemporary Heroes and Heroines”, Ray Browne writes, “We like to see in ourselves the qualities of Dag Hammarskjold", the one-time Secretary-General of the United Nations whose profile appears in this volume; he believed that "no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your community- or humanity".
2006-09-13 17:17:08 · answer #2 · answered by Kurt 2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is difficult to quote something else is quoting...in that case use three quotations at the end.
If I would be the original writer of your article:
In his article, contemporary "Heroes and Heroines", Ray Browne states that "We like to see in ourselves the qualities of Dag Hammarskjold, the one time Secretary General of the UN whose profile appears in this volume; he believed that 'no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your community or humanity'"
2006-09-13 17:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by mbestevez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok i think what you are asking is how or where to put the quotations. It should look like this:
In his article “Contemporary Heroes and Heroines,” Ray Browne writes, “We like to see in ourselves the qualities of Dag Hammarskjold, the one-time Secretary-General of the United Nations whose profile appears in this volume;" he believed that “no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your community- or humanity.”
You dont put double quotations at the end, you were just missing the one to end the first quotation
2006-09-13 17:12:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you only use quotes for direct and exact quotations. If those are not the exact words of d. Hammaskjold then no quotes for them. If they are the exact words you have a quote inside a quote and it gets single marks. If it contained even another quotation then that would get double marks again.
' no life...humanity.' "
But you are only quoting Ray brown so only one set of double quotes for the whole statement from Mr. Brown.
2006-09-13 17:19:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but what you can do is put the name of the article in Italics! Then keep, "We like....humanity" ---> only one set of quotation marks (one at the beginning of what he is saying and the other one, at the end of what he is saying)!
2006-09-13 17:12:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
end should be '"
he believed that "'no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your community- or humanity.'"
2006-09-13 17:11:31 · answer #7 · answered by zebo007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quotes inside of a quote use a single quote. The beginning one should be ' and the end one should be '".
he believed that 'no life...humanity.'"
2006-09-13 17:12:29 · answer #8 · answered by Scarlet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(that “no ) delete this quatation mark and only put one quotation mark at the end
2006-09-13 17:14:55 · answer #9 · answered by corvuequis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋