Punctuating Dialogue and Quotations

Punctuating Dialogue and Quotations

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Flashcard

English

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. "I haven't seen piping plovers on this beach in ages!" exclaimed Pam, pointing to a flock of small sand-colored birds collecting along the shore.
2. "I haven't seen piping plovers on this beach in ages," exclaimed Pam, pointing to a flock of small sand-colored birds collecting along the shore.
3. "I haven't seen piping plovers on this beach in ages!" Exclaimed Pam, pointing to a flock of small sand-colored birds collecting along the shore.

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"I haven't seen piping plovers on this beach in ages!" exclaimed Pam, pointing to a flock of small sand-colored birds collecting along the shore.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Options: Was René Descartes the philosopher who said, "I think, therefore I am?", Was René Descartes the philosopher who said, "I think, therefore I am"?, Was René Descartes the philosopher who said, "I think, therefore I am."

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Was René Descartes the philosopher who said, "I think, therefore I am"?

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. "Only one person is missing," wrote French poet Alphonse de Lamartine "and the whole world seems depopulated."
2. "Only one person is missing," wrote French poet Alphonse de Lamartine, "and the whole world seems depopulated."
3. "Only one person is missing" wrote French poet Alphonse de Lamartine, "and the whole world seems depopulated."

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"Only one person is missing," wrote French poet Alphonse de Lamartine, "and the whole world seems depopulated."

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? The Roman poet Horace defines rage as "a short madness"., The Roman poet Horace defines rage as, "a short madness.", The Roman poet Horace defines rage as "a short madness."

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The Roman poet Horace defines rage as "a short madness."

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. The transportation department announced this morning that city bus service was suspended due to "subfreezing temperatures and treacherous road conditions."
2. The transportation department announced this morning that city bus service was suspended, due to "subfreezing temperatures and treacherous road conditions."
3. The transportation department announced this morning that city bus service was suspended due to, "subfreezing temperatures and treacherous road conditions."

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The transportation department announced this morning that city bus service was suspended due to "subfreezing temperatures and treacherous road conditions."

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Options:
1. As an experienced hiker, Samantha considered herself "something of an expert," when it came to matters of the outdoors.
2. As an experienced hiker, Samantha considered herself, "something of an expert" when it came to matters of the outdoors.
3. As an experienced hiker, Samantha considered herself "something of an expert" when it came to matters of the outdoors.

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As an experienced hiker, Samantha considered herself "something of an expert" when it came to matters of the outdoors.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
1. "If the dreary winter weather is getting you down," read the travel brochure, "why not come and explore the natural wonders of sunny Arizona?"
2. "If the dreary winter weather is getting you down," read the travel brochure "why not come and explore the natural wonders of sunny Arizona?"
3. "If the dreary winter weather is getting you down," read the travel brochure, "why not come and explore the natural wonders of sunny Arizona"?

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"If the dreary winter weather is getting you down," read the travel brochure, "why not come and explore the natural wonders of sunny Arizona?"

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