Quotation Marks – With Certain Introductory Expressions

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  1. With Certain Introductory Expressions

 

(a.)  Quotation marks are used with introductory expressions such as “addressed” and “entitled.”

 

Examples:

Is the memo addressed “To Whom It May Concern”?

The document is entitled “Right to Purchase.”

 

NOTE: The first example (To Whom It May Concern) is a question in its entirety, which requires the question mark outside of the quotation marks.  If only the part within quotation marks was a question, then the question mark would go inside the quotation marks.

 

The second example (Right to Purchase) is a statement requiring a period.


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