The quotation mark ' ' or " " is a punctuation mark that is to show or mark the beginning and end of a word or phrase that is somehow special or comes from outside the text that we are writing.

Quotation marks are also called "quotes" or "inverted commas".

Rule 1.Use the quotation mark around the title or name of a book, film, name of person, place etc.

• The 'Ramayan' is one of the great epics of 'Nepal' and 'India'.

Rule 2. Use the quotation mark around a piece of text that we are quoting, usually from another source.

• The quote from Albert Einstein "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new".

Rule 3. Use the quotation mark around dialogue or direct speech.

Rule 4. Use the quotation mark around a word or phrase that we see as slang or jargon.

Rule 5. Use the quotation mark around a word or phrase that we want to make "special" for some one.