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Choose the correct use of quotation marks, commas (i.e., in direct quotations, with explanatory material within the quote, proper use with end marks) and colons (i.e., in business letters, preceding a list of items). SPI 0601.1.6


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  1. Additional Rules - Additional rules when using quotation marks.
  2. Free Punctuation Checker - Polish every sentence with a free, instant grammar and punctuation checker. Paste your text or start typing below to spot punctuation errors.
  3. How to Use Commas with Speech Marks in Dialogue (Quotation Marks) - Learn the three basic rules you must follow to use commas with quotes when quoting direct speech.
  4. The Punctuation Guide - This guide gives examples of correct and incorrect usage ofquotation marks.
  5. Punctuation Quiz - Test your English knowledge with this 14-question quiz.
  6. Quotation Mark Abuse - a page of examples posted at Flickr
  7. Quotation Marks - a rundown of the general rules of when and where to use quotation marks [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.]
  8. Quotation Marks - Exercise 1 - Revise the following sentences by adding quotation marks and / or other punctuation, including end punctuation, where needed. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page.
  9. Quotation Marks - Exercise 2 - Revise the following sentences by adding quotation marks and / or other punctuation, including end punctuation, where needed. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page.
  10. Quotation Marks - Exercise 3 - Revise the following sentences by adding quotation marks and / or other punctuation, including end punctuation, where needed. When you are finished, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page.
  11. Quotation Marks Exercise - This exercise asks you apply your knowledge of quotation marks by inserting quotation marks appropriately into the sample sentences.
  12. Quotation Marks Quiz - Take this quiz to find out if you understand when and when not to use quotation marks.
  13. Quotation Mark Rules - In this video lyou will learn about how to use quotation marks in American English to become a better English writer and transcriber or transcriptionist.
  14. The Gallery Of "Misused" Quotation Marks - quotation marks turn up in the strangest of places
  15. Single Quotation Marks - Use single quotation marks for a quotation or title using quotation marks inside another quotation or title which uses quotation marks.
  16. Worksheet - fifteen sentences to edit [quotation marks] [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. If the page doesn't load quickly click on Impatient? at the bottom right of the page.] This link includes something for the teacher to print
  17. Using Colons with Lists - Examples of how to use colons with lists.
  18. Where to Put the Comma, Period, Colon, and Semicolon When Using Quotation Marks - This compelling grammar lesson answers such thorny questions as this one: “Mom, does a period go before or after the last quotation mark?”


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