114 English Grammar Demystifi ed
- Use quotation marks to enclose titles of poems, articles, chapters, or any
part of a book or magazine.
The third chapter of The ABC’s of Evaluation is entitled, “Decision
Making: Whom to Involve, How, and Why.” - Use a single quotation mark for a quotation within a quotation.
Jason asked, “Can you tell me if Marc said, ‘I’ve already paid off the
cost of the repairs’ when you discussed his fi nancial situation?”
Written Practice 5-7
Correct any punctuation errors in the following sentences.
- My friend asked are you having trouble staying on your budget
- Do you have a computer he asked. There are websites that can help you
keep track of where your money is going he continued. - My banker, Meg Leary, said websites have been used more and more since
people started banking online - If you’re going to use your computer for shopping please check the site’s
security measures my wife cautioned - May I help you set up an account the teller asked
- First, I want to read all the cautions about online banking I told him.
- He said “that was a really good idea.”
- Let me fi rst try this on my own I told my instructor then you can tell what I
did wrong. - That’s an excellent idea she said because that way we can skip the skills
that you have already acquired. - “Did you know that Kathy entered the room laughing hysterically” Fred
asked?
Colon
Both the colon and the semicolon can be used to build better, more interesting sen-
tences. Good writers use these marks of punctuation to build memorable sentences.
You know that you can use a semicolon to join two sentences to create a compound