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268 punctuation: quotation marks

Quotation marks ('...’ “...")canalso be called ‘inverted commas’.
1 We can use quotation marks when we say what name something has.
. can be called ‘inverted commas’.
And quotation marks are often used when we mention titles.
His next book was ‘Heart of Darkness’.

2 We can use quotation marks when we mention a word, or when we use
itin an unusual way.
The word ‘disinterested’ does not mean ‘uninterested’.
A textbook can be a ‘wall’ between a teacher and a class.
3 We use quotation marks (single’ ... ‘or double... ”) when we
quote direct speech.
‘Hello,’ she said. OR “Hello,” she said.

269 punctuation: semi-colons and full stops

We can use semi-colons (;) or full stops (.) between grammatically
separate sentences.
Some people like Picasso. Others dislike him.
Some people like Picasso; others dislike him.
We often prefer semi-colons when the ideas are very closely connected.
It is @ good idea; whether it will work or not is another question.

270 questions: basic rules

(Some spoken questions do not follow these rules. See 271.)
1 Put an auxiliary verb before the subject.

| auxiliary verb + subject + main verb
|

Have you received my letter of June 17?
(NOT -Yotrhavereceived ....)
Why are you laughing? (NOT Why yet aretaughing?)
How much does the room cost? (NOT Hew met-the roonr-costs? )
2 If there is no other auxiliary verb, use do or did.
do + subject + main verb
you
Mozart?)
Do you like Mozart? (NOT tike-
(NOT
Mean?
What does ‘periphrastic' Whatmeans ... 7?)
Did you like the concert?