Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as "..." or, in Britain, '...'.
English Easy Learning GrammarQuotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”)Direct speech Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker used. It is common in novels andother writing where the actual words of a speaker are ... Read more
quotation mark in British English
noun
either of the punctuation marks used to begin or end a quotation, respectively “ and ” or ‘ and ’ in English printing and writing. When double marks are used, single marks indicate a quotation within a quotation, and vice versa
Also called: inverted comma
quotation mark in American English
either of a pair of punctuation marks (“ … ”) used to enclose a direct quotation, or of single marks (ʼ … ’) for enclosing a quotation within a quotation
Examples of 'quotation mark' in a sentence
quotation mark
He bears small scars like quotation marks cut into his face by his grandmother when he was little.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Put quotation marks in these sentences
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In this view, all "truths" and "facts" are now in quotation marks.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
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British English: quotation mark NOUN
Quotation marks are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends.