◘ Quotation marks surround the words a person or character says.
They appear before and after a speaker's words.
◘ A comma separates the quote from the rest of the sentence.
◘ A speech tag can come before the quote:
Liza said, "Let's go ice skating."
It can also appear after the quote: "Let's
go ice skating,: Liza said.
In longer quotes, the speech tag can appear in
the middle: "If the weather is cold enough," said Liza, "let's go
ice skating."
◘ A quotation begins with a capital unless it continues the
speaker's sentence.◘ Periods are
always placed inside ending quotation marks. If the speaker's words end
in a question mark or an exclamation point, it also appears inside end
quotes.
◘ In running dialogue, a new paragraph is started each time the
speaker changes.
◘ Quotation marks are used only to show a
speaker's exact words,not for summaries or paraphrases:
"It's snowing!" said Jeremy.
guidelines are taken from Scholastic Instructor Magazine, Jan/Feb. 2005,
p. 41 |
