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Quotations within quotations
Sentence Practice 1
1 .
According to Jane Bryant Quinn, "Pawnshops and shops advertising "loans until payday" are sprouting in the suburbs."
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2 .
One suburban mother of three said, "I never thought I'd be standing in front of a pawnbroker, asking 'How much can you give me for this?'"
correct
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3 .
She continued, "The first time I pawned a piece of jewelry, I said to myself, "Just this once," but I've done it twice since then."
correct
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4 .
According to one pawnbroker, "Suburbanites used to have a 'not in my back yard' attitude toward us."
correct
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5 .
Now, he says, "Some of my best customers look like they just walked off the set of "The Brady Bunch."
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