Quotation Marks Usage

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "I don't want to go to bed," whined Jack. "can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

• "I don't want to go to bed." whined Jack. "can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

• "I don't want to go to bed," whined Jack. "Can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "That movie was awful"! Complained George as he stormed out of the theater.

• "That movie was awful!" complained George as he stormed out of the theater.

• That movie was awful! complained George as he stormed out of the theater.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15?"

• Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15"?

• Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15."?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "You're not nearly fast enough to beat me in a race," Taunted Sheila.

• "You're not nearly fast enough to beat me in a race." Taunted Sheila.

• "You're not nearly fast enough to beat me in a race," taunted Sheila.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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."

Tags

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

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

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words

• commas

• speaker's tags

• quotation marks

• An indention

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D