Quotation Marks Warmup

What is the direct quotation in the passage below?

After a long day at school, Mrs. Wimer took a nap. She was grateful for the time to rest.

"What a long day," she said to herself.

• What a long day

• After a long day at school

• Mrs. Wimer took a nap

• she said to herself

What is the interrupting expression in the passage below?

"Please make a Smart Pass," Mrs. Wimer said, "and don't forget to take the hall pass."

• Mrs. Wimer said

• Please make a Smart Pass

• and

• don't forget to take the hall pass

Which of the following examples contains correct capitalization?

• "grab the leash!" Michael yelled.

• "Hurry, George!" Nancy said. "we're going to be late."

• "I can't walk," Sarah said, "because I don't want to be late"

• Sally, whom everyone said was "A nice girl," helped Nancy with her homework.

What is a speaker tag?

• conversation between characters in a play

• a small phrase that shows what someone says

• a small phrase either before, after, or in the middle of actual dialogue that indicates the speaker

A comma should follow which word in the sentence below?

Bill disagreed "That's not how the tides work."

• how
• disagreed
• work
• tides

Where is the speaker tag in the sentence below?

"Now I can relax," she said to herself.

• End of the quotation marks

• Middle of the quotation marks

• Beginning of the quotation mark

Which sentence with dialogue is punctuated correctly?

• "I can't believe you" said that, she exclaimed

• "I can't believe you said that," she exclaimed.
• "I can't believe you said that, she exclaimed"

• I can't believe you said that, she exclaimed.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The reporter told me, "When I interviewed the quarterback, he said they simply played a better game."

• The reporter told me, When I interviewed the quarterback, he said they simply 'played a better game.'

• The reporter told me, "When I interviewed the quarterback, he said they simply 'played a better game.'"