Sentences with quotes

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• What are quotation marks used for?
• Examples of sentences with quotes

The quotation marks they are typographic signs that are used to indicate that a word or phrase has a different meaning than the rest of the text. They are used to mark different levels in speech. For example: ’We arrived”said Juan.

There are different types of quotes:

• Spanish or angle quotation marks: « »
• English quotes: “ ”
• Single quotes: ‘

Spanish quotation marks («») and English quotation marks (“”) can be used interchangeably. On the other hand, single quotes (') have a different use: they frame the meaning of a term.

What are quotation marks used for?

• To enter quotes. When a text refers to a different text by transcribing verbatim what is to be cited, quotation marks are used. For citing in academic and scientific texts there is currently a regulation called APA Standards. For example: On the subject, Francis Bacon noted: “if you start with certainty, you will end with doubts; but if it is accepted to begin with doubts, it will end with certainties.”
• To include dialogue in narrative texts. In a narrative, the direct speeches of the characters are indicated in quotation marks. For example: “It's time to sleep”her mother had said.
• To mark words with a special meaning. Quotation marks are used to mark words or expressions that are inappropriate, erroneous, coming from another language or when you want to give an ironic meaning. For example: Tell your new ’friend’ who is also invited to dinner.
• To refer to a word. When talking about terms, letters or words, they are marked in quotation marks so that they stand out from the rest of the speech. For example: The word ’song’ is sharp, just like ’mom’.
• To cite titles. Quotation marks are used to indicate titles of articles, book chapters, poems, stories, reports and any text that is part of a larger publication. The titles of books or magazines are not indicated in quotation marks but in italics. For example: "The Raven" is Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem.

• See also: Using quotation marks

Examples of sentences with quotes

To enter quotes:

1. In his famous novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quijote of La ManchaMiguel de Cervantes made his protagonist say: “Freedom, Sancho, is one of the most precious gifts that the heavens gave to men; the treasures contained in the land and the sea cannot be equaled with it: for freedom, as well as for honor, one can and must venture life. "
2. When Napoleon declared "battles against women are the only ones to be won by running away," he was taking an iron stance.
3. Friedrich Nietzsche's words, "Without music life would be a mistake" have become popular.
4. In the newspaper article they noted that "the police raided the suspects' house."

To include dialogue in narrative texts:

1. The minister declared: "The measures taken will aim to improve the development of this industry."
2. "Maybe Juan hasn't come because he's sick," thought the teacher, and from that moment he remained worried.
3. Every day we hear people say "we must respect the elderly" but no one explains the reasons for this.
4. "Who could want a job like that," the boss had said a few years ago.

To mark words with a special meaning:

1. The boy said that the "woof woof" was very friendly.
2. We are not "best friends" or anything like that.
3. They always talked about "haute couture" but had never been to a fashion show.
4. Now your "job" is to watch TV all day.
5. He believes that "setting limits" is yelling at children.

To refer to a word:

1. They say that the word "rice" contains all the letters, because it goes from "a" to "z".
2. "Mamarracho" is not a suitable word for a graduation thesis.
3. "Soap" has a tilde because it is a sharp word ending in "n".
4. "Globalization" is a term that has only been used for a few decades.

To cite titles:

1. The story "La gallina degollada" was written by Horacio Quiroga.
2. "The night face up" is a terrifying tale.
3. My favorite chapter in the book was "Ways to achieve your goals."
4. What the author says is contradicted by the article "Teaching in Argentina."

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