“Why do you treat me this way?” I asked the boss. For example: She said, "I read the chapter 'The Tall Tree' yesterday." Having identified the precise words that are found in the book, play or poem, etc., enclose them in speech marks. When speech marks are first introduced in Year 3, there is a lot of use of drama and reading class texts aloud. In Year 4 there is more focus on multiple speakers. In academic writing, you need to use quotation marks when you quote a source. Quotation Marks On this page, you'll find a set of printable worksheets for teaching students about using quotation marks in their writing. Children will identify direct speech within texts they are reading as a class. Quotation marks (or speech marks as they're also called) are used: To show the exact words spoken or written. It is common in novels and other writing where the actual words of a speaker are quoted (see Reporting speech). Quotation Marks “ Quotation marks (or speech marks) show that words have been directly quoted. Notice that only the final paragraph of her speech has quotation marks at the end of the quoted text. Apostrophe ‘ An apostrophe has two main functions. Examples “I’ve been working hard all day,” he said. Quotation marks (also known as speech marks, quotes or inverted commas) are used to set off direct speech and quotations. The words spoken are enclosed in single or double quotation marks. QUOTATIONS are easy to punctuate. They are used around QUOTATIONS and TITLES and to indicate DIRECT SPEECH. This rule isn’t just for speech. Use the synthesize-speech command, and specify the SSML-enhanced text and the type of speech marks that you want, as shown in the following example. This page offers an explanation on the correct use of quotation marks and gives examples of quotation marks used in sentences. Example 2: Speech Marks with SSML. Speech marks are also referred to as QUOTATION MARKS and as INVERTED COMMAS. For the names of things like ships, books, and plays. When a paragraph of dialogue does not have closing quotes, it lets the reader know that the same person is still speaking. Direct speech Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker used. To express the idea of alleged or so-called. Quotation marks, also known as quotes, quote marks, speech marks, inverted commas, or talking marks, are punctuation marks used in pairs in various writing systems to set off direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase.The pair consists of an opening quotation mark and a closing quotation mark, which may or may not be the same character. I know it,” said Elaine. The process of generating speech marks from SSML-enhanced text is similar to the process when SSML is not present. Quotation marks inside quotation marks In American English, use single quotation marks on the inside and double quotation marks on the outside. 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