| − | A '''quotation mark''' is one of the [[punctuation marks|punctuation marks]] placed at the beginning and end of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage to denote that the enclosed text is a [[quotation]]. | + | A '''quotation mark''' or "inverted comma" is one of the [[punctuation marks|punctuation marks]] placed at the beginning and end of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage to denote that the enclosed text is a [[quotation]]. |