Understanding Quotation Marks

The video tutorial explains the use of speech marks, also known as quotation marks, to indicate the exact words of a speaker. It provides guidelines on keeping quotes within open and close quotation marks, using commas to separate quotes from the rest of the sentence, starting quotes with a capital letter, and placing punctuation marks before closing quotation marks. An example sentence is provided to illustrate these rules.

What are speech marks used for?

• To separate sentences

• To indicate a question

• To highlight important text

• To show the exact words of a speaker

Where should the quoted words be placed?

• Inside the quotation marks

• Before the quotation marks

• After the quotation marks

• Outside the quotation marks

What punctuation is used to separate a quote from the rest of the sentence?

• A period

• A semicolon

• A colon

• A comma

How should a quote begin?

• With a special character

• With a number

• With a capital letter

• With a lowercase letter

Where should the end punctuation mark be placed in relation to the closing quotation mark?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• Outside the sentence

• Before the closing quotation mark

• After the closing quotation mark