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Ashton Gohkimhui Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

How do i properly quote a speech?

Father: "Ashton, get over here right now!"

My father asked me to get over there right now. (Indirect speech)

"Ashton, get over here right now!" my father commanded. (Direct speech)

I believe both of them are correct, right?

What about this?

Presuming i said something a few moments ago, and i want to tell someone what i've said, how do i put it?

All i could say was "I'm fine".
All i could say was, "I'm fine."

I shouted "Leave me alone at her".

When to use single and double quotation marks?

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Top answer

" My father asked me to get over there right then . " my father commanded. All I could say was "I'm fine".

— Mister Micawber

  • " My father asked me to get over there right then .
  • " my father commanded.
  • All I could say was "I'm fine".
  • " -- T he one with the comma and the period inside the closing quote is more generally accepted.
  • " at her .
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These are OK:

Father: "Ashton, get over here right now!"
My father asked me to get over there right then.

"Ashton, get over here right now!" my father commanded.

All I could say was "I'm fine".
All I could say was, "I'm fine." -- The one with the comma and the period inside the closing quote
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