Punctuating Dialogue

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Which is an example of a direct quote? Options: Principal Cook says, "All students are welcome at South East.", Principal Cook is very nice., She cares about students., She told me about how she thinks every student is welcome here.

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Principal Cook says, "All students are welcome at South East."

Front

What do you need to do to show a direct quote is an author's exact words?

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Use quotation marks around it

Front

Which of the following is correct? Options: Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos"., Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

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Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

Front

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?
1. The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"
2. The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"
3. The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"
4. The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"

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The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"

Front

Correct punctuation for: Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet screamed Mrs. Balkam

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"Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs. Balkam.

Front

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately? Options: "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.

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"Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

Front

Which sentence is written correctly? (look carefully)
Options: Sophia reminded Maci "We get out of school at 3:00" ., Sophia reminded Maci, "We get out of school at 3:00.", "Sophia reminded Maci," We get out of school at 3:00., Sophia reminded Maci, "we get out of school at 3:00."

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Sophia reminded Maci, "We get out of school at 3:00."

Front

What punctuation marks go before and after the speaker's exact words? Options: commas, tag lines, quotation marks, question marks

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quotation marks

Front

What should you do to the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence?

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Capitalize

Front

Which of the following is correct? Options: Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane Said, "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

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Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."