Commas and Quotations

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What is a comma used for in a sentence?

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A comma is used to separate items in a list, to indicate a pause, or to separate clauses.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken by someone.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that includes a quote?

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You place a comma before the opening quotation mark if the quote is preceded by a dialogue tag.

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Correct this sentence: Jonah hesitated, “No, you’re not watching television tonight.”

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The sentence is correct.

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Is this sentence correct? “My favorite show is on right now” exclaimed Tina.

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No, it should have a comma before the closing quotation mark.

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Correct this sentence: “You can watch television tomorrow, said Jonah.”

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It should be: “You can watch television tomorrow,” said Jonah.

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How should you punctuate this sentence? Tina replied, I have all of my homework done.

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It should be: Tina replied, "I have all of my homework done."

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Is this sentence correct? Tina continued, “You can watch it with me.”

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Yes, it is correct.

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What do you do if a quote is at the end of a sentence?

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Place the punctuation mark inside the closing quotation mark.

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes a quote to a speaker, such as 'he said' or 'she exclaimed'.