ex: "The man said "Hi, how are you"".
or do you use the [ ] or what? thanks.
2007-10-17 05:19:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
In your example I don't think it's really necessary to put the quotes before The man said. I think you only needs the quotes around what was actually spoken ("Hi, how are you?")
2007-10-17 05:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by hootie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a degree in English. I hope my answer helps.
The answer is Yes. But when you do, you use regular double quotes on the outside and single quotes on the inside. For example:
"The man said, 'Hi, how are you?'"
Now, if things get more complicated and you have quotes in quotes in quotes, you just keep switching between double and single. For example:
"The woman said, 'My neighbor always says, "I don't like your dog," but I think my dog is cute.'"
I hope that helps. As an extra fact, the doubles and singles are reversed in England, with the singles on the outside. But don't worry about that.
2007-10-17 05:38:26 · answer #2 · answered by Jordan Q 1 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-23 04:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by helena 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a quotation within a quotation, put the inner one in single quotation marks (apostrophes). The student asked, "Where does Hamlet say, 'To be or not to be'?" (In British usage, it's the other way round, but in either case, alternate singles and doubles.)
2007-10-17 06:39:24 · answer #4 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋