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What punctuation is used to show someone speaking?

The punctuation used to show someone speaking is quotation marks, also known as inverted commas.

Here's how they are used:

* Double quotation marks (" ") are the most common type used in English.

* Single quotation marks (' ') are often used for quotes within quotes.

Example:

"Hello there," said Sarah. "How are you today?"

Note:

* The speaker's words are enclosed in quotation marks.

* A comma is used after the closing quotation mark if there is a tag (e.g., "said Sarah").

* If the tag comes before the quote, a comma is used after the tag.

Other points to remember:

* The speaker's words are always separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma or a question mark.

* Quotation marks are always used in pairs.

* Capitalize the first letter of the first word in a quote.

* Punctuation marks within the quote go inside the quotation marks.

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