Quotation Marks in Dialogue

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What are quotation marks used for?

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Quotation marks are used to show that someone is speaking.

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Which of the following is a correct use of quotation marks?

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"I love reading!" she exclaimed.

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag shows who is speaking in a sentence.

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True or False: Quotation marks can be used to highlight titles of short works.

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True

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How do you punctuate a sentence with a quote at the end?

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You place the quotation marks around the quote and put a comma before the closing quotation mark.

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What is the correct way to write: Polly said I want a cookie?

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Polly said, "I want a cookie."

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What punctuation goes inside quotation marks when quoting a question?

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The question mark goes inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a question.

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What is the correct placement of quotation marks in this sentence: She said, I will go to the store?

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She said, "I will go to the store."

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Which sentence is correct?

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"Can you help me?" he asked.

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What do you do if a quote is interrupted by a dialogue tag?

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You place the first part of the quote in quotation marks, add the dialogue tag, and then continue the quote in quotation marks.