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Inverted commas are used to show direct speech. They are also known as speech marks. They are placed before and after the exact words a character says. “Shall we go to Grandpa’s house?” asked Sally.

An apostrophe for contraction is used when words are shortened. Most of the time, this happens when two words are joined together, and the apostrophe shows where letters have been left out. For ...