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Jumanah Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Quotation marks
1.According to The Collins Cobuild Dictionary of American English, " "An errand is a short trip that you make in order to do a job," but my trip to the courthouse was certainly not a simple errand.
2.If we believe the dictionary definition of drug as " A narcotic that is addictive", then surely we must say that cigarettes are used to deliver the drug nicotine.
3.Although the dictionary currently defines a family as " Parents and children", previous definitions probably included additional family members.
Can you please tell me if the quotation marks are used correctly or not?
2.If we believe the dictionary definition of drug as " A narcotic that is addictive", then surely we must say that cigarettes are used to deliver the drug nicotine.
3.Although the dictionary currently defines a family as " Parents and children", previous definitions probably included additional family members.
Can you please tell me if the quotation marks are used correctly or not?
Top answer
There should be no space after an opening quotation mark or before a closing quotation mark. " Parents and children" — INCORRECT "Parents and children " — INCORRECT "Parents and children" — CORRECT In one place you have also accidentally typed two quotation marks. You are also inconsistent in your positioning of the comma inside or outside the quotation marks (which is a style choice).
- There should be no space after an opening quotation mark or before a closing quotation mark.
- " Parents and children" — INCORRECT "Parents and children " — INCORRECT "Parents and children" — CORRECT In one place you have also accidentally typed two quotation marks.
- You are also inconsistent in your positioning of the comma inside or outside the quotation marks (which is a style choice).
- According to The Collins Cobuild Dictionary of American English ...
- — INCORRECT 1.
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There should be no space after an opening quotation mark or before a closing quotation mark.
" Parents and children" — INCORRECT
"Parents and children " — INCORRECT
"Parents and children" — CORRECT
In one place you have also accidentally typed two quotation marks. You are also inconsistent in your positioning of the comma inside or outside the quotation marks (which is a
" Parents and children" — INCORRECT
"Parents and children " — INCORRECT
"Parents and children" — CORRECT
In one place you have also accidentally typed two quotation marks. You are also inconsistent in your positioning of the comma inside or outside the quotation marks (which is a
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