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Common Errors Workbook |
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Punctuation and mechanics |
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37. Quotations within quotations |
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Occasionally, a quotation is contained within a quoted passage. Use the following punctuation rules in this situation.
Locate the quotation inside the quoted passage.
Use single quotation marks around a quotation within a quoted passage.
Example: According to an article about a new treatment for asthma, "Over 76 percent of the patients were "very happy" with the results."
In this example, "very happy" is a quotation within a quoted passage. Therefore, it needs to have single quotation marks around it.
Revised: According to an article about a new treatment for asthma, "Over 76 percent of the patients were 'very happy' with the results."
Remember: Use single quotation marks around a quotation within a quotation.
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