849. Use ordinary quotation marks to inclose material quoted within a passage enclosed by single quotation marks.
She said, “Jane replied, ‘Jim’s remark, “Iowa has a hard schedule next year,” does not mean what you think it means.’”
850. Include periods and commas at the end of quoted material within the quotation marks, but treat other marks of punctuation according to the context of the passage.
851. Underscore names of books, plays, musical compositions, paintings, and pieces of sculpture. Do not use quotation marks.
George Eliot’s Silas Marner has been read by thousands.
852. Use an apostrophe (’) to mark the omission of letters in contracted words.
Wrong. Dont, cant, its (for it is), Ive, doesnt.
Right. Don’t, can’t, it’s, I’ve, doesn’t.
853. Use an apostrophe before the s to form the possessive of singular nouns.