Quotation Marks and Punctuation

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Where will you go? she asked.
• "Where will you go?" she asked.
• "Where will you go? she asked.
• Where will you go?" she asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?  asked Jackson.
• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.
• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday? asked Jackson.
• "didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

•  "rhonda said i love dogs?"
•  Rhonda said,  "i love dogs"
•  Rhonda said, "I love dogs."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Quotation marks
Which of these sentences has the quotation marks in the correct place.

• "I love to eat sardines"!  Peter yelled.
• "I love to eat sardines!" Peter yelled.
• "I love to eat sardines,"  Peter yelled.
• I love to eat sardines Peter yelled.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker."
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

2. Select the sentence that is written correctly.

• Amy whispered, "are you going to eat all the cake?"

• Amy whispered, "Are you going to eat all the cake?"

• "Amy whispered," are you going to eat all the cake?

• Amy whispered, Are you going to eat all the cake?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

• "What if, " my father worried, "I can't find my car keys?"
• What if my father worried, "I can't find my car keys?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.

• Ben Franklin asserted "One today is worth two tomorrows."
• Ben Franklin asserted, "One today is worth two tomorrows."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D