Friday, October 9, 2009

Using Quotes

-With a complete idea (:)

Ex: Hemingway uses action to emphasize a character trait: ''The girl looked at the bead curtain...'' (ellipsis)



-With an incomplete idea (,)

Ex: In Hemingway's story, the girl said, '' They look like white elephants.''



-With an incomplete quotation within a sentence

Ex: Hemingway's story takes place at a railway station ''between two lines of rails in the sun.''



-Within a quote

Ex: Hemingway wrote, '' 'They're lovely hills,' she said. 'They don't really look like white elephants.' ''

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