Direct and Indirect Quotes

Do that every hour my mother told Mrs. Glengarry, handing her the basin.

• "Do that every hour my mother told Mrs. Glengarry," handing her the basin.

• "Do that every hour" my mother told Mrs. Glengarry, handing her the basin.

• "Do that every hour," my mother told Mrs. Glengarry, handing her the basin.

• Indirect quote.

Henry, who never did what I told him, said what should we do?

• Henry, who never did what I told him, said, "What should we do?"

• Henry, who never did what I told him, said "What should we do?"

• Henry, who never did what I told him, said, "what should we do?"

• Indirect Quote

We'd all been surprised when Toby had asked to borrow our camera, which was now his, more or less.

• We'd all been surprised when Toby had asked to "borrow our camera, which was now his, more or less."

• We'd all been surprised when Toby had asked, "To borrow our camera," which was now his, more or less.

• We'd all been surprised when Toby had asked to, "Borrow our camera," which was now his, more or less.

• Indirect Quote

And when would I have time to take pictures of anything she said, smiling, as she paid the man.

• "And when would I have time to take pictures of anything she said," smiling, as she paid the man.

• "And when would I have time to take pictures of anything" she said, smiling, as she paid the man.

• "And when would I have time to take pictures of anything?" she said, smiling, as she paid the man.

• Indirect Quote

Choose the sentence that correctly uses indirect quotation.

• He said, "I can't believe it's already Friday."

• He said he couldn't believe it was already Friday.

• "He said he couldn't believe it was already Friday."

• He said, he couldn't believe it was already Friday.

Which of the following is an example of an indirect quotation?

• "The weather is great for a hike," she exclaimed.

• She exclaimed that the weather was great for a hike.

• "Is the weather always this great for a hike?" she asked.

• She asked, "Is the weather always this great for a hike?"

Which of the following is an indirect quotation?

• "The sky is so clear tonight," he observed.

• He observed that the sky was very clear that night.

• "Is the sky always this clear?" he wondered.

• He wondered, "Is the sky always this clear?"

Only after we got inside and warm did he sit me down in the front room, quieter there than the kitchen, and asked me to say what was on my mind.

• Only after we got inside and warm did he sit me down in the front room, quieter there than the kitchen, and asked me, "To say what was on my mind."

• Only after we got inside and warm did he sit me down in the front room, quieter there than the kitchen, and asked me to "say what was on my mind."

• Only after we got inside and warm did he sit me down in the front room, quieter there than the kitchen, and asked me to "Say what was on my mind."

• Indirect quote

You got a purple window Betty said.

• You got a purple window," Betty said.

• You got a purple window" Betty said.

• You got a purple window. Betty said.

• Indirect quote

Is that yours he said.

• "Is that yours" he said.

• "Is that yours?" he said.

• "Is that yours," he said.

• Indirect quote