Punctuation in Quotations

Choose the sentence with the correct quotation and punctuation.

• "rhonda said i love dogs?"

• Rhonda said, "I love dogs."

• Rhonda said, "i love dogs"

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today?" said Jill.

• Hello, "Jack. "How are you today?" said Jill.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today. said Jill.

What are these called?

• Question Marks

• Comma

• Quotation Marks

• Semicolon

Which sentence shows a comma separating a quotation from the rest of the sentence?

• The boy watched his mother, and wondered "Could I ever be that strong?"

• "Today, will be rainy" the weatherman said with a frown.

• "I hope we have time for snack" said, the child.

• "Okay," spoke the teacher excitedly, "Time's up!"

Choose the one sentence that is punctuated correctly (check for proper use of quotation marks, apostrophes, commas, periods, question marks, and capital letters):

• It's supposed that thousands of people worked many decades moving the stone suggested Mr. Locascio.

• “It’s supposed that thousands of people worked many decades moving the stone suggested Mr. Locascio.”

• “It’s supposed that thousands of people worked many decades moving the stone.” suggested Mr. Locascio.

• “It’s supposed that thousands of people worked many decades moving the stone,” suggested Mr. Locascio.

Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated

• "Do not," the museum guide warned, "touch the displays."

• Do not the museum guide warned, "touch the displays."

• "Do not" the museum guide warned, "touch the displays."

Finish the sentence using correct punctuation and quotation. Drake asked, "What kind of music______

• do you like.

• do you like"?

• do you like?

• do you like?"

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "We have our spelling test next friday," Ms. Lumsden reminded.

• We have our spelling test next Friday, Ms. Lumsden reminded.

• "We have our spelling test next Friday," Ms. Lumsden reminded.

• "we have our spelling test next Friday," Ms. lumsden reminded.

You must add quotations when you use dialogue.

• True

• False

True or False: I need punctuation within the quotation marks.

• True

• False