Quotes

Which is the correctly-written direct quote?

• "Revenge will be sweet," said Ash. "It will be mine."

• Ash said that revenge will be sweet, and it will be his.

• "Revenge will be sweet." "It will be mine," said Ash.

• Ash said, "revenge will be sweet. It will be mine."

Indirect quotations or indirect quotes...

• use the exact words of what somebody said

• do not use the exact words of what somebody said but expresses the same idea

Which choice gives the best indirect quote for Jon?

• Jon said that he also loves to eat and sleep.

• Jon said, "I love to eat and sleep, too!"

• "I love to eat and sleep, too!" said Jon.

• Jon said that he will eat and sleep.

Which direct quotation is not correctly written?

• Daffy Duck said, "I missed the bus. I'll be late."

• "I missed the bus," Daffy Duck said. "I'll be late."

• "I missed the bus. I'll be late," Daffy Duck said.

• Daffy Duck said "I missed the bus." "I'll be late."

Answer explanation

If a quote is uninterrupted (and is stringed together like this quote), you do not need to put quotation marks before and after every sentence stated.

Also, there should be a comma before the quote is introduced or when it abruptly ends.

Which choice correctly expresses a direct quotation of SpongeBob?

• SpongeBob asked "isn't Gary just the cutest?"

• SpongeBob asked, "Isn't Gary just the cutest?"

• "Isn't Gary really cute?" said SpongeBob.

• SpongeBob said that Gary is the cutest pet he's ever had.

Which choice is correctly written and states what Starfire said between her two sentences?

• "The boys were right." "Who knew?" said Starfire.

• The boys were right, "Said Starfire." Who knew?

• "The boys were right" said Starfire. Who knew?

• "The boys were right," said Starfire. "Who knew?"

Choose the correctly-written direct quote that states who said what in the middle of the quote.

• "I know he's strong," Krillin said, "but I don't think he can do it."

• "I know he's strong," Krillin said, "But I don't think he can do it."

• I know he's strong, "Krillin said," but I don't think he can do it.

• "I know he's strong" Krillin said "but I don't think he can do it."

Answer explanation

Because the quote continues the sentence, the word "but" does not need to be capitalized. A new sentence did not begin.

Change the given direct quote into an indirect quote.

Kyven said, "I do not like watching cartoons."

• Kyven said that he enjoys watching cartoons.

• Kyven said, "he doesn't like watching cartoons."

• Kyven said that he doesn't enjoy watching cartoons.

• Kyven said that cartoons are really dumb.

"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it."

• Peter Pan

• The Cat in the Hat

• Bad Guys

• Flat Stanley

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

• The Wizard of Oz

• Strega Nona