Wrong. Tom came in yesterday—and Jim was glad to see him.
Right. Tom came in yesterday, and Jim was glad to see him.
845. Use quotation marks (“ ”) to inclose expressions in direct discourse.
He said, “Let me try.”
846. Use quotation marks to inclose material borrowed from some other writer.
According to John Keats “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.”
847. If the quoted passage contains more than one paragraph, the quotation marks must be placed at the beginning of each paragraph, but after only the last.
848. Use single quotation marks (‘ ’) to inclose a quotation within a quotation.
The man said, “John said to me, ‘You hold him; I’m busy.’”