Use double quotation marks (" ") to enclose phrases or entire sentences that were taken word for word from someone else. Quotation marks are not needed for paraphrasing. Example: The dog he brings on ...

MALE 1: When writing essays, it’s important to use evidence from a text to support your argument. MALE 2: The Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson. It tells the story of David Piper, an outcast at ...

A few years ago while copy editing an article, I was shocked to see something like this: “I lecture my sales staff about what I call ‘me syndrome,’” Jones said. What shocked me was the punctuation.