QUOTATION MARKS AND ITS USES:

1. To quote exact words from spoken

or written language. e.g.
She said, "Come home."
Aileen said, "The neophyte writer
submits his editorials ahead of time.
"This is a new car, Jeff explained."
2. To show titles. The titles can be short
stories, poems, articles, chapters, etc.
e.g. Did you read the article "Building
Vocabulary"?
The first chapter in the book is "The Tall
Tree."
My favorite poem by Emily Dickinson is
"There Is Another Sky."
3. To show that a word or phrase
is used in an unusual way.
e.g. Her "farewell present" was a
slammed door.
What does this "expert" claim?
He could "see" my thoughts.
4. To show that a word is used as
a word, or tahta letter is used as a
letter.
e.g. Look up the word
"loquacious" in the dictionary.
"Face" comes from Latin.
Place quotation marks in the
given passages.
1. She did not understand the
word epoch.
2. To get the past form,a dd ed to
the regular verbs.
3. She shared her wisdom to me.
4. The student said, Is it
applicable?
5. The workers said, We demand
an increase in our wages
6. Do you have a summary of
Romeo and Juliet?
7. Let us read Why Women Wash
the Dishes.
8. Rewrite g in its cursive form.
9. You should pay her with
your endless love.
10. Mother requested us,
Please sleep on time.
ELLIPSIS AND ITS USES
1. Use an ellipsis when omitting a
word, phrase, line, paragraph or
more from a quoted passage. e.g.
Full quotation: "Today, after hours
of careful thought, we vetoed the
bill. With ellipsis: "Today…we vetoed
the bill."
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2. To express hesitation,
changes of mood, suspense or
thoughts trailing off.
e.g. I don‘t know… I‘m not sure.
Pride is one thing, but what
happens if she…?
Place ellipsis in the given
passages.
1. She was not angry but she
remained
2. "After school I went to her
house, which was a few blocks
away, and then came home."
3. I know I saw my keys
somewhere
4. I never thought
5. The brochure states: "The
atmosphere is tranquil and
you cannot hear the trains."