A quotation is a phrase taken directly from a text or speech. These punctuation marks should contain the words taken from the text: In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens the character of ...

Remember to close the punctuation marks at the end of the quotation. Only use a capital letter in a quotation if one appears in the original text. The character of Scrooge is described as "self ...

Quotation marks are used to set off a person's words, whether spoken or written. They are placed at both the beginning and end of the quote. Ex: Sue remarked, "I'll meet you at the movies," A comma is ...