ACT # 8 Quotation Marks

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• My brother asked "Will you help me with this?"

• My brother asked, Will you help me with this?

• My brother asked, "Will you help me with this?"

• My brother asked "Will you help me with this"?

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The umpire yelled, "Safe!"

• The umpire yelled "Safe!"

• The umpire yelled, Safe!

• The umpire yelled "Safe"!

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The student asked, "May I sharpen my pencil."

• The student asked "May I sharpen my pencil?"

• The student asked, " May I sharpen my pencil"?

• The student asked, "May I sharpen my pencil?"

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• My sister said You can play with me

• My sister said, "You can play with me."

• My sister said, "You can play with me.

• My sister said "You can play with me".

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The crowd yelled, "Surprise!"

• The crowd yelled "Surprise!"

• The crowd yelled, "Surprise"!

• The crowd yelled "Surprise!

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

What punctuation mark do you put around a speaker's exact words?

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• apostrophes

Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?

Mason asked his friend, "Do you have a pencil that I can borrow?"

• False

• True

What would go next in this sentence?

Drake asked, "What kind of music _______

• do you like"?

• do you like?

• do you like."

• do you like?"

Choose the sentence with correct quotation marks and punctuation.

• "Hello Jack. How are you today. asked Jill.

• Hello, "Jack," How are you today?" asked Jill.

• "Hello Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill.

• Forget Jack and Jill and the quotation marks.