Study English Grammar » higher education http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com Free English Grammar Tips & Blog Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:34:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Use Quotation and Correct Punctuation http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/grammar/how-to-use-quotation-and-correct-punctuation.htm http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/grammar/how-to-use-quotation-and-correct-punctuation.htm#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:12:29 +0000 Study English Grammar http://www.studyenglishgrammar.com/?p=223 You must take into account that use of quotation mark is obviously vital in English language. In English grammar, it is one of the vital punctuation marks that are used to highlight whether the words can lead without being interrupted or with some interruption. You have to keep it in mind that if you bring an interruption while using quotation you have to place either a comma or nothing but a colon to specify the interruption.

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In this group of words you find the quotation at the very interrupting point. Hence it is up to you to use the colon. Remember in this particular case the use of colon is nothing but the end mark of the punctuation.

If such a case comes that you have to use the quotation marks as the quotation transition shows no interruption. In this particular case always avoid the quotation marks. When the interrupted quotation transition follows and you have to use the firs letter of the quoted text in the capital letter you have the sole right to make the firs letter a smaller one.

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