Use double quotation marks (" ") to enclose phrases or entire sentences that were taken word for word from someone else. Quotation marks are not needed for paraphrasing. Example: The dog he brings on ...

Double quotation marks are used for direct quotations and titles of compositions such as books, plays, movies, songs, lectures and TV shows. They also can be used to indicate irony and introduce an ...

Quotation marks are used to set off a person's words, whether spoken or written. They are placed at both the beginning and end of the quote. Ex: Sue remarked, "I'll meet you at the movies," A comma is ...

In the example above, "Hard and sharp as flint" is taken directly from the text. Remember to close the punctuation marks at the end of the quotation. Only use a capital letter in a quotation if ...

Note the order of the punctuation: Quotation mark, citation, and then period. If only part of a quote is needed, it is possible to omit information and replace it with ellipses. Ellipses (. . .) are ...

Concert titles are put in quotation marks in MLA Chicago Style— long musical works are italicized (Opera) and shorter pieces are in quotation marks following poem capitalization rules. Concert Titles ...