When do you use quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”) in English? - Easy Learning Grammar
Direct speech.
- to draw attention to a word
- to indicate an unusual use of a word
- to suggest that the writer want to be distanced from a word.
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Speech Marks (also known as inverted commas) are a type of speech punctuation used to show when someone is speaking in a piece of writing (direct speech). They help to differentiate between text that has been/is being spoken and text that is not. Download FREE teacher-made resources covering 'Speech Marks'. View FREE Resources.
Direct speech Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker used. It is common in novels and other writing where the actual words of a speaker are quoted. The words spoken are enclosed in single or double quotation marks.
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