Anonymous  +  202555 Thu, 02 Mar 06 06:26 PM If, within a text, there is a passage in which a person is performing an action and then thinking about something, would you use quotation marks around the thought and a question mark at the end of the question within the thought? e.g. She sat on the rock and looked out to sea. If only Mark were with her. Would he love the view as much as she did? Instead she only had dull Kevin to share it with. Anonymous Quotation Marks, Question Marks

	Lazarus  +  202594 Thu, 02 Mar 06 08:25 PM  Anonymous wrote: If, within a text, there is a passage in which a person is performing an action and then thinking about something, would you use quotation marks around the thought and a question mark at the end of the question within the thought? e.g. She sat on the rock and looked out to sea. If only Mark were with her. Would he love the view as much as she did? Instead she only had dull Kevin to share it with. I have seen authors use all kinds of methods to punctuate thoughts.  Some use the same punctuation as dialogue, but I've also seen stars, slashes and single quotes framing thoughts.  Personally, I would italicize your sample (another option!), particularly since there is no she thought included.  Other opinions abound on this subject. Cheers-- Lazarus Lazarus Joined on Wed, Sep 28 2005 U.S. Full Member 285 Punctuation, Quotation Marks, Question Marks, Sample