Tham khảo tài liệu 'mastering machanics 5', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Chapter 8 Let Me Speak Quotation Marks 103 3. No one knew how to answer Andy who in the past has been called overly sensitive. 4. Gus said No one wanted Andy at third base the entire Snyder family has terribly slow reaction time The first part of the sentence No one wanted Andy at third base is a quotation but the second part is not. 5. Who wants to win asked the boss in a commanding take-no-prisoners tone. 6. Did she mean it when she said that we were not hard-boiled enough to play decently 7. Sarah remarked I dare anyone to call Andy soft The statement Sarah is making is an exclamation. 8. The opposing team everyone knows is first in the league and last in our company s heart The whole statement about the opposing team is an exclamation. 9. The odds favor our opponents sighed Becky but I will not give up 10. The league handbook states that all decisions regarding player placement are subject to the umpire s approval 11. The umpire has been known to label us out-of-shape players who think they belong in the Olympics The label is a direct quotation. 12. Do you think there will be a rain delay inquired Harry the team s trainer. 13. Harry also asked Has anyone checked Becky s shoes to make sure that she hasn t sharpened her spikes again 14. Surely the umpire doesn t think that Becky would violate the rule that states Fair play is essential Imagine that the writer of this sentence is exclaiming. 15. Becky has been known to cork her bat commented Harry. 16. The corking muttered Becky has never been proved 17. Oh yes it has countered Sarah I drilled a couple of holes and found plenty of cork 18. Sarah has not often been called a team player 19. If we could just find a player of Babe Ruth s caliber This whole sentence is an exclamation. 20. Just then Becky hit her trademark frozen rope to left field. Embedding One Quotation inside Another You had to ask. Sigh. Embedded quotations don t turn up very frequently but when they do you must pay close attention. Here s the deal
