Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

U NIT 3 | P UNCTUATION • 135

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QUOTATION MARKS

WHEN TO USE QUOTATION MARKS 1. Use quotation marks to enclose the actual words of the speaker or writer. 2. Use quotation marks to emphasize words used in a special or unusual sense. 3. Use quotation marks to set off titles of short themes or parts of a larger work (songs, chapters, television episodes, etc.). Examples: Jane said, “There will be many people at the party.”  He kept using the phrase “you know” throughout his conversation.  “A Day in the Life” is my favorite song on the 

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album by

The Beatles.