Quotes

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• “You may sharpen your pencil” said the teacher

• You may sharpen your pencil, said the teacher.

• “You may sharpen your pencil,” said the teacher.

• “You may sharpen your pencil” said the teacher

Which sentence using divided quotations is punctuated correctly?

• "I know," said Tom. "That I passed the test."

• "I know," said Tom, "That I passed the test."

• "I know," said Tom, "that I passed the test."

• I know, said Tom. "That I passed the test."

Which sentence below uses quotation marks correctly?

• "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.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• “Let me see what we have said Ms. Lack.”

• “Let me see what we have,” said Ms. Lack.

• “Let me see” what we have said Ms. Lack.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The umpire yelled, Safe!

• The umpire yelled “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled Safe

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• Jack shouted "Here I am!"

• Jack shouted, Here I am!

• Jack shouted, "Here I am!"

• Jack shouted, "here I am!"

Which sentence using divided quotations is punctuated correctly?

• "My shoes," said Don, "are in the closet."

• "My shoes, " said don, "Are in the closet."

• My shoes, said Don, "are in the closet."

• "My shoes," said Don, are in the closet.

The first word in a quotation should always be __________.

• a person's name

• said

• lower case

• capitalized

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• What is you name, "asked Susan."

• "What is your name, asked Susan"?

• "What is your names, asked Susan?"

• "What is your name?" asked Susan.

Which quote is formatted correctly?

• "You're a wizard, Harry" Hagrid said.

• "You're a wizard, Harry, Hagrid said.

• "You're a wizard, Harry," Hagrid said.

• You're a wizard, Harry, Hagrid said.