Quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”)

Direct speech

Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker used. It is common in novels and other writing where the actual words of a speaker are quoted (see Reporting speech).The words spoken are enclosed in single or double quotation marks.

‘Have you been to the new shopping precinct yet?’ enquired Shona.
“I’ve already seen it,” John replied.

The comma comes inside the quotation marks, unless the reporting verb is positioned inside a reported sentence that itself does not require a comma.

‘There is’, Monica said, ‘nothing we can do about it.’

Other uses

Single quotation marks are sometimes used:

to draw attention to a word

The word ‘book’ can be used as a noun or a verb.

to indicate an unusual use of a word

She pointed out that websites used for internet voting could be ‘spoofed’.

to suggest that the writer want to be distanced from a word.

I don’t agree with this ‘mercy killing’ business.

Note that the full stop comes after the quotation marks in such cases.

单词	Grammar-quotation-marks-or
释义	Quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”) Direct speech Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker used. It is common in novels and other writing where the actual words of a speaker are quoted (see Reporting speech).The words spoken are enclosed in single or double quotation marks. ‘Have you been to the new shopping precinct yet?’ enquired Shona. “I’ve already seen it,” John replied. The comma comes inside the quotation marks, unless the reporting verb is positioned inside a reported sentence that itself does not require a comma. ‘There is’, Monica said, ‘nothing we can do about it.’ Other uses Single quotation marks are sometimes used: to draw attention to a word The word ‘book’ can be used as a noun or a verb. to indicate an unusual use of a word She pointed out that websites used for internet voting could be ‘spoofed’. to suggest that the writer want to be distanced from a word. I don’t agree with this ‘mercy killing’ business. Note that the full stop comes after the quotation marks in such cases.
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