Mastering Commas and Quotations in Dialogue

The video tutorial explains the use of quotation marks in direct speech, covering rules for capitalization, comma placement, and handling punctuation with questions and exclamations. It also discusses when not to use quotation marks in indirect speech and provides examples to illustrate these rules.

What should you do to the first word of a complete sentence within quotation marks?

• Underline it

• Capitalize it

• Italicize it

• Bold it

Where should you place a comma if the quote comes at the start of a sentence?

• Before the first quotation mark

• After the first quotation mark

• Before the second quotation mark

• After the second quotation mark

If a quote contains a question mark, what should you do with the comma?

• Add it before the first quotation mark

• Do not add a comma

• Add it after the question mark

• Add it before the question mark

Which of the following sentences does NOT need quotation marks?

• Sarah said, 'Meet me after school.'

• Sarah said that we should wait for her.

• 'Come here now!' said Anna.

• 'Meet me after school,' said Sarah.

What punctuation should be used if the quote ends with an exclamation point?

• A comma

• A semicolon

• A period

• No additional punctuation