The most basic use of quotation marks is quotation, which includes direct quotation and indirect quotation. Let’s learn about it with me below for your reference.
What are the uses of quotation marks?
Quotation marks indicate quoted parts of the text. There are two types of double quotation marks and single quotation marks, marked as ""『』 and ''『』 respectively. Among them, "" and "" are curved ruler-shaped quotation marks, which are used when the """ and "" Western-style quotation marks are inconvenient to use. The earliest hook brackets came from Japan (the Japanese "hook brackets" are not all quotation marks in Japanese). However, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan have become accustomed to using "" and "" in horizontal layout. The usage of quotation marks is as follows:
1. Indicates the quoted part. Quotes refer to quotes from others in the text. Idioms, proverbs, poems, etc., also include onomatopoeia and transliterated words.
Example: Li Bai’s famous sentence “Raise your head to look at the bright moon, lower your head to miss your hometown”, which expresses the feeling of homesickness.
2. Expressing a specific title
Example: The evil bullets are still threatening the delicate "Flower of Peace".
3. Expresses special meaning and needs to be emphasized
Example: He is said to be "special" because he loves fish to the point of selflessness.
4. Expressing negation and irony
Example: They (referring to friendly people) maintain their "order" in prison and tear off their mask of "civilization"< /p>
5. Special questions express negation
Example: Do you really think they are "good people"? What should you pay attention to when using quotation marks?
Quotes refer to quotes from others in the text. Idioms, proverbs, poems, etc., also include onomatopoeia and transliterated words. Specific titles refer to names, abbreviations, special terms and anniversaries with certain characteristics. The words in the special meaning guideline have new meanings in their specific language environment.
When using quotations, pay attention to the position of the punctuation at the end of the quotation. Whenever quoted words are used independently, the final period must be placed inside the quotation marks. If the content of the quotation is an integral part of the sentence, that is, the quotation is not independent, there is no period mark at the end of the quotation part (question marks and exclamation marks can be retained), the entire sentence should pause at the appropriate pause point, and any period mark should be used.
Quotation marks are a very important punctuation mark. They include opening quotation marks (expressed by "or") and quotation marks (expressed by "or").