ENG 112: Quotation Marks

"I know I'm supposed to be reading Twain's novel 'Huckleberry Finn' or Wharton's short story, "The Other Two," Sonja said to herself, "but I'd rather be practicing with pompoms or watching American Idol."

"I know I'm supposed to be reading Twain's novel Huckleberry Finn or Wharton's short story "The Other Two," Sonja said to herself, "but I'd rather be practicing with pompoms or watching American Idol."

"If you bring up your grades next quarter, Sonja", her father said, "I will happily approve the cheerleading training camp".

"If you bring up your grades next quarter, Sonja," her father said, "I will happily approve the cheerleading training camp."

"Do you think I should focus on Frost's personal life," Sonja asked Carlos, "or concentrate solely on his poetry?"

No change.

Her instructor announced, "Your first drafts are due next Monday"; Sonja knew she would be working on her Frost paper all weekend.

No change.

Sonja's instructor notes that "the poem 'Thanatopsis' brought immediate attention to William Cullen Bryant".

Sonja's instructor notes that "the poem 'Thanatopsis' brought immediate attention to William Cullen Bryant."

"He liked my first draft, Carlos," Sonja said excitedly, "but he thought I should cover another poem or two, like "The Oven Bird" or "Two Tramps in Mud Time."

"He liked my first draft, Carlos," Sonja said excitedly, "but he thought I should cover another poem or two, like 'The Oven Bird' or 'Two Tramps in Mud Time'".

"Based on Carlos's advice," Sonja decided to delve into Frost's personal life but to tie in her discussion to his poems 'The Death of the Hired Man 'and 'Once by the Pacific.

Based on Carlos's advice, Sonja decided to delve into Frost's personal life but to tie in her discussion to his poems "The Death of the Hired Man" and "Once by the Pacific."

Carlos said that "he found a quotation I might use in my research paper about Robert Frost:" "The geography of Robert Frost's life, especially the first half of it, itself constitutes a minor American saga (Brooks, Lewis, Warren, 1856)."

Carlos said that he found a quotation I might use in my research paper about Robert Frost: "The geography of Robert Frost's life, especially the first half of it, itself constitutes a minor American saga" (Brooks, Lewis, Warren, 1856).

Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost's poetry was "totally awesome."

Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost's poetry spoke to her in a meaningful way.

Sonja was "desperate" to be a cheerleader. "I'll cry forever if I can't!" she yelled at her father, while pleading with him to change his mind.

Sonja was desperate to be a cheerleader. "I'll cry forever if I can't!" she yelled at her father, while pleading with him to change his mind.