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Quotation Marks

Quotation marks are used to punctuate titles and to set off a speaker’s exact words. Remember that quotation marks always come in pairs. One set comes before the quoted words, and a closing set comes after them, like this:

  Dad said, “Watch for wildlife on the Mississippi.“

To Set Off Spoken Words

Use quotation marks before and after the exact words of the speaker.

  “A bald eagle!“ I shouted.

  Dad replied, “They fish the Mississippi all along here.“