English - Quoting a Sentence in OE Comprehension

[corneyAmber]

jedamum:

R,
Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

TIA>

:faint:

[jedamum]

ksi:

jedamum:

R,
Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

TIA>

:faint:

:faint: as in my question is not crucial? :oops:

[PiggyLalala]

What is the difference between ’ ’ and ‘’ ‘’? Are they not interchangeable?

[ridcully]

jedamum:

R,

Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

In primary schools, it would not be the norm for the student to actually ask the teacher to justify his/her assertion. In my own teaching, I invite students to challenge me as much as they want: If I make a mistake - we are all human - then I give them a cookie from Subway!

So, why does the teacher say single quotes, not double? The question:

In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?

uses double quotes. Thus, I would recommend using double quotes in the answer.

More generally, I teach students to look for substance, not superficial style. The important answer is the word \"crucial\". Does it really matter whether it is single or double quotes? Students, and their teachers, must focus on substance.

Single quotes and double quotes have the same meaning; it really does not matter. What matters is consistency. If you use single quotes, then stick to single quotes; if you use double quotes, then stick to them. It would be incorrect to write:

'crucial\"
\"crucial'
The teacher said, 'I know everything.\"
The teacher said, \"I know everything.'

In British English, single quotes are preferred; in American English, double quotes are preferred.

You can use both when you have a quotation within a quotation:

The teacher said, 'As it is not \"crucial\", you are not getting a Subway cookie.'

or

The teacher said, \"As it is not 'crucial', you are not getting a Subway cookie.\"

Hope that helps.

Rgds
R

[ridcully]

ksi:

:faint:

I feel your pain...

[ridcully]

PiggyLalala:

What is the difference between ' ' and '' ''? Are they not interchangeable?

Please see my answer to jedamum.

:celebrate:

[PiggyLalala]

ridcully:

PiggyLalala:

What is the difference between ' ' and '' ''? Are they not interchangeable?

Please see my answer to jedamum.

:celebrate:

:thankyou: very much for the detailed and clear explanation again.

[corneyAmber]

jedamum:

ksi:

[quote=\"jedamum\"]
R,
Just noticed something.
eg, the question,
In the passage, which word has the same meaning as \"very important\"?
My ds wrote, It is 'crucial'.

should the punctuation be \"crucial\" or 'crucial'? my ds' said his teacher said is the latter.

TIA>

:faint:

:faint: as in my question is not crucial? :oops: [/quote]No jedamum, your question is a good one but I see pain if marks are deducted for this. As ridcully puts it, as long as the pair of quotes is consistent, we should not pick a bone in it. If it is marked not as wrong but advised to use back the same quotes, then it is fine. I feel being a child these days with everything controlled by marks.

[jedamum]

R, :thankyou: again :salute:

[MathIsFun]

In case not clarified yet, here is what should be correct (as far as I know).


For words:
The word is \"nonchalant\".

For phrases:
The phrase is \"ate like a pig\".

For sentences:
The sentence is \"John ate like a pig.\"

The fullstop should only be inside the quote when it is a sentence, therefore for the 1st post, (c) is the correct answer.