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Quotation marks are a type of punctuation that can be used to indicate _____ or _____.

A. Seriousness; Importance
B. Sarcasm; Irony
C. Names; Proper
D. Nouns Details; Imagery

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The correct answer is B. Sarcasm; Irony

Step-by-step explanation:

In writing, quotation marks (") are used for multiple purposes such as quoting words different from the author's, emphasizing individual words or expressions or showing the reader a word, phrase or sentence that has an implicit meaning. This last use is related to sarcasm and irony as in both the author uses figurative or non-literal language to make a funny point and therefore by using quotation marks they indicate the reader a piece of text has an implicit or non-literal meaning. Thus, quotation marks are a type of punctuation that can be used to indicate sarcasm or irony.

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