CHAPTER18
Quotation Marks and Apostrophes
In This Chapter
- Understanding and using quotation marks
- In or out? Placing punctuation with quotations
- The correct style for longer, block quotes
- Using apostrophes to form possessives and contractions
- Who says you can’t use contractions?
Most punctuation is located or begins near the bottom of letters, like periods and commas. Quotation marks and apostrophes, on the other hand, appear near the tops of letters.
These punctuation marks aren’t as versatile as the comma, but they have a few specific jobs you’ll need to learn and understand.
The most important thing about quotation marks is that they allow ...
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