Quotation Punctuation

The main use of the quotation punctuation mark is to signify a direct quote. A direct quote is an exact representation of words that someone has spoken.

For instance, Abraham Lincoln once said, “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Another use of quotation punctuation marks is to indicate sarcasm.

I just “love” going to the dentist.

The quotation marks around love indicate that the person is being sarcastic. Who loves going to the dentist?

Single and double quotation punctuation:

It may become necessary to have a quote within a quote. For the inside quote, it would only get a single quotation mark.

The bull rider said, “I’ll always remember what my mom told me, ‘hang on’!”

That’s all there is to quotation punctuation.

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