Quotation Marks Flashcard

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What are quotation marks used for in dialogue?

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To indicate the exact words spoken by a person.

Front

Which of the following is an example of direct speech using quotation marks? a) She said that she was tired. b) He asked if I wanted to go to the park. c) "I love ice cream," said Sarah.

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"I love ice cream," said Sarah.

Front

True or False: Quotation marks are always placed around the dialog tag in a sentence.

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False

Front

What punctuation mark is used to separate the dialogue from the rest of the sentence? a) Comma b) Period c) Question mark

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Comma

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Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly? a) "I can't believe it!" exclaimed John. b) "I can't believe it"! exclaimed John. c) "I can't believe it, exclaimed John!" d) none of the above

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a

Front

Which sentence has correct punctuation? Read carefully! Options: “I like to play video games,” said Jax.; I like to play video games said Jax; ”I like to play video games”, said Jax.; “I like to play video games” said Jax.

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“I like to play video games,” said Jax.

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Which sentence has correct punctuation? Read carefully! Options: “I love playing softball”! exclaimed Callie. “I love playing softball!” exclaimed Callie. I love playing softball exclaimed Callie. “I love playing softball” said Callie.

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“I love playing softball!” exclaimed Callie.

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Which sentence has correct punctuation? Read carefully! Options: Football is my favorite sport said Kenny., “Football is my favorite sport,” said Kenny., ”Football is my favorite sport” said Kenny, “Football is my favorite sport”, said Kenny.

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“Football is my favorite sport,” said Kenny.

Front

Identify the dialog tag in the sentence below:
Roger said, "I love playing tennis!"

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Roger said

Front

Which sentence has correct punctuation? Read carefully! Options: I prefer drawing replied Teegan., “I prefer drawing replied Teegan.”, “I prefer drawing, replied Teegan., “I prefer drawing,” replied Teegan.

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“I prefer drawing,” replied Teegan.