"Quotations"

"Quotations"

What people said.

Another person's thoughts and words.

Poll

Where have you seen more quotations?

• In a story.

• In WhatsApp.

• In movies.

• In a dialogue.

It is necessary to pay attention to punctuation.

• commas

• periods

• quotations marks " "

Fill in the Blanks

RULE 1

Use a capital letter with a quote that is a complete sentence, EVEN WHEN it is AT THE END.

You need 1 comma, 2 quotation marks, and 1 period.

Example:

She looked at me and said, “I am sorry.”

Multiple Select

My mom said you better fix your room before I come

• My mom said "you better fix your room before I come."

• My mom said, "You better fix your room before I come."

• My mom said, "you better fix your room before I come."

Rule 2

If the sentence quoted is split, use a lowercase letter for the second part of the question.

You need 4 quotation marks, 2 commas, and 1 period.

Example:

“If you leave early," he said, “you will miss the show.”

Poll

When the quote is split you need 2 commas.

• Yes

• No

Rule 3

You can start a sentence with quotation marks.

Example:

"Hurry up," said my friend to me.