In your writing, use double quotation marks to denote brief quotes (four typed lines or fewer of prose or three lines of verse). Single quotations marks are used for longer quotations. Within these limits, choose the style that best fits the occasion and avoid using single quotation marks for dialogue.
Place quotes longer than four lines of prose or three lines of verse in a free-standing block of text and avoid quotation marks. Begin the quotation on a new line, with the full quotation indented 1 inch from the left margin and double spaced. End the quotation with another full stop/period followed by a blank line.
Double quote marks are used for direct quotations and the names of works such as novels, plays, movies, songs, lectures, and television programmes. In all these cases, the original work is quoted exactly as it was written or spoken. A small change may be made to correct an error in transcription or because it creates a better sentence structure.
In general usage, the term "in quotes" means that something is mentioned but not presented in its entirety. For example, when reading a review of a book, you might see "this novel is 'amusing' enough", meaning that despite some negative aspects, the reviewer found some positive ones too.
Single quote marks are used to indicate missing information or words inserted by the writer for effect. For example, if I wanted to say that John had no idea what hit him, I could write "John 'awakened one morning to find himself impaled on a wooden stake.'" This would be equivalent to saying that John awoke one morning to find himself impaled with a wooden stake.
Ampersand symbols are used to link items in a list or alphabetize multiple terms within any given context.
Quotation marks are double apostrophes that swing left and right (" = opening;" = closing). They usually travel in pairs and are always positioned at the beginning and finish of a conversation. A period follows each quotation mark pair to indicate a break in thought or an end to a sentence.
When citing something in the text that is already in quotation marks, use single quotation marks to indicate the original quotation and double quotation marks to indicate your own. "Suppose you told me, 'Socrates, we would acquit you, but only on one condition.'" Plato's Socrates did not appreciate being put on trial, even if he was only doing what philosophers often do -- trying to help people by discussing what life is really all about.
This quotation needs no further explanation. It is quoted word-for-word from Plato's The Apology of Socrates, so it makes sense to use these quotes marks as well. However, if the quotation appeared in its own sentence without any punctuation, then it would need separate quotation marks because they would not relate to each other. This sentence does not make much sense, so it is best to stick to using single or double quotation marks depending on whether the thing being quoted is part of a sentence or not.
The fundamental purpose of quote marks is to separate and reflect the precise phrase (spoken or written) that has originated from someone else. In fiction and poetry, the quote mark is also used to denote speaking activities. For example, when someone speaks into a tape recorder, they use double quotes to indicate that this is what will be printed on the tape. When reading aloud, a speaker uses single quotes to signal that only part of what was said needs to be heard.
In journalism, quotations are often attributed to people. The journalist writes "A lawyer said..." or "One teacher said..." with attribution to the person who provided the information. This is known as quoting an expert.
In academic writing, quotation marks are used to indicate the use of another's words or ideas without acknowledging their source. For example, if I wanted to say that John Lennon was the founder of Apple Inc., I would do so by writing "John Lennon founded Apple Inc." His words aren't attributed, so they need to be separated from my own using quotation marks.
As you can see, quotation marks have many different uses in writing. They are needed whenever you want to include words that come from someone else in your own work.
The quote element in HTML is used to display brief quotations. It is contained between... It is useful to signal that the contained text is inline quote.
When quoting a single line (or part of a line) from a poem, just place it in quotation marks as you would any other quote. When quoting two or three lines, use a forward slash to indicate line breaks. Before and after the slash, add a space. These are called "line breaks" and they make it easier for the reader to follow the flow of the poem.
To create a line break in Microsoft Word, go to the Home tab and click on the Line & Paragraph group. From the drop-down menu, select the Format Line option. This will open the Line and Page Break dialog box. In this dialog box, you can specify whether you want a hard page break after each line, or if you just want a hard break at certain points in the text. You can also choose where along the line you want page breaks to occur.
For example, let's say that you want every fifth line on a page to be left-aligned. To do this, you would first need to make sure that your text is aligned properly on the right side. If it is not, go to the Alignment panel and make sure that Right Side is selected. Then, under Line and Page Break, choose Enforce Hard Page Break Every Nth Line. Where N is equal to 5. This will cause all lines that are divided by five to have their alignment changed.
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