Invert commas – English editing.

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Punctuation marks used to separate a group of words from the rest of the text. They can be single:
‘and’
Or double:
“and”
They are used as follows:
Direct speech:
‘He’s very clever, you know’.
‘Very,’ said Mr Datchery without enthusiasm.
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