Question

Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. As Abagnale himself stated, his success “rested on three critical factors: his personality, keen observation and intense research before attempting any elaborate scam” (Bell). Why must the quotation marks be used in the sentence above? A. to indicate emphasis B. to indicate irony C. to indicate a direct quotation D. to indicate dialogue

Answer 1

Answer:

C. to indicate a direct quotation

Explanation:

When you are writing about someone and you want to add variety and colour to your writting to make it more appealing to the reader, you can quote what that person said, in this case you need to use quotation marks, to indicate that what you are writing is exactly what that person said and not something that you say or think.

Answer 2

C - quotation

The sentence tells us that the following was spoken by Abagnale.