"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a quote, "checkerboard city", one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad," she says.
I know this is wrong, but how do you put a quotation in a quotation, or can you?
2006-11-06 07:56:17 · 20 answers · asked by wen 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Use only one quotation mark for a quotation within a quotation. Also, you don't have to use the word quote when you're writing it out.
"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a 'checkerboard city,' one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad," she says.
2006-11-07 04:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by jugghayd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the second set of quotation marks in as apostrophes.... see below
"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a quote, 'checkerboard city', one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad," she says.
2006-11-06 07:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That sentence doesn't read very well much like a run-on sentence. Try this...
"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a "checkerboard city". One minute it is a safe neighborhood and the next it's bad," she said.
2006-11-06 08:01:58 · answer #3 · answered by sweetsxyazn2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'checkerboard city' instead of "checkerboard city".
Also, the sentence should more properly read as "I wasn't sure where I was and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a 'checkerboard city', one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad", she says. Or, "I wasn't sure where I was and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a quote, checkerboard city, end quote, one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad", she says.
2006-11-06 07:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by marklemoore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, keep the tense the same throughout. "I wasn't sure where I was. I knew that New Orleans was referred to as a 'checkerboard city,' one minute a safe neighborhood and the next, a bad one," she said.
2006-11-06 09:01:25 · answer #5 · answered by beez 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"I wasn't sure where I was, and knew that New Orleans is referred to as a 'checkerboard city,' one minute a safe neighborhood and the next, a bad one."
Note single marks around checkerboard city and put your punctuation marks inside the quotation marks.
2006-11-06 08:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as 'the checkerboard city,' one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad," she says.
Use the "little" quotes within a quote.
2006-11-06 07:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by texascrazyhorse 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What you do is make apostrophes on the outside of chrckerboard city. "I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is reffered to as a quite, 'checkerboard city', on minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad. I found that out in fifth grade. It was to me an amazing discovery.
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2006-11-06 08:20:09 · answer #8 · answered by fruit salad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can put a quote within a quote . .
it depends on the style guide you use, but usually the inside quotes have just 1 . . .
"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a quote, 'checkerboard city,' one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad," she says.
also . .the comma would go inside the quote .. .
2006-11-06 07:59:51 · answer #9 · answered by a_blue_grey_mist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"I wasn't sure where I was, and I knew that New Orleans is referred to as a quote, 'checkerboard city', one minute a safe neighborhood and the next a bad," she says.
I think that's right!
2006-11-06 07:58:33 · answer #10 · answered by jesslovesblink 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋