Parker gathered in Lexington, Massachusetts, a town near Boston. A militia is a force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community. About one-third of the Lexington militia were Minutemen, trained to âact at a minuteâs warning.â They had heard that the British were coming. Parkerâs troops had never faced soldiers. Soon they
Quotation marks would only have to be used on thoughts if the<br />thoughts were someone else's. If the thoughts came from a book, computer source, or some other source, then quotation marks should be used. However, the writer of the essay does not have to quote his or her <i>own</i> thoughts.
Words used in a nonstandard manner or as sarcasm, irony, or mockery: Use quotation marks to point out irony or words used in an unusual way, perhaps as slang or mockery. Most slang wouldnât need to be put in quotation marks, but words unfamiliar to a character could be put in quotation marks. Always use double quotation marks for AmE and typically use singles for BrE (doubles are acceptable). Example: Yeah, I guess he was on time. If three hours late is âon timeâ in his book.