NCO Primary Leadership Subjects
Quotation Marks
Quotation marks enclose:
Purpose
Quotations.
Slogans.
Slang expressions.
Ordinary words used in an unusual way.
Read the rules and examples for using quotation marks. Then practice applying the
Rules
rules in the exercises that follow.
Use quotation marks...
Example
to enclose the exact words of speakers
Did he say, "Is this area mined?"
or writers.
Private Wilson said, "I never receive
any mail"; he looked so depressed
that Jane and Nancy shared their
postcards with him.
to enclose slogans or mottos.
He had a "do or die" attitude.
It is "Be Kind to Animals Week."
to enclose slang expression.
We "bugged out" of there in a hurry.
to enclose any material following
Memorandum AG 124-1 is entitled
terms such as:
"A Review for Organization."
What does the item "Miscellaneous
entitled.
the word.
debts" include?
the term.
marked.
designated.
classified.
After the word "treat" insert a
comma.
named.
endorsed
signed.
The document will be marked
"Exhibit No. 21"-but the document
may be made exhibit No. 2.
The check was endorsed "John
Adamson"
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