Quotation Marks

Quotation Marks

Lesson 1

When do we use quotation marks?

• whenever we want to write exactly what someone is saying.

You can find quotation marks in lots of places.

• fiction or non-fiction books

• magazines.

• newspaper articles.

• personal or imaginative stories narrative stories.

When do we use quotation marks ?

We always need a quotation mark at the beginning and end of the exact words someone says in a sentence.

How do we use quotation marks?

In this sentence, quotation marks are used before and after what the teacher is saying.

Commas

We always have to have a comma to separate who is speaking from what is being said in the sentence.

Writing Sentences That Use Quotation Marks

The character or person that is speaking can be at the beginning of the sentence or the end of the sentence.

Where else does the comma go?

In this sentence, the comma goes after who is speaking and before what is being said.

Punctuation Marks

Always use a punctuation mark after what is being spoken and who is speaking.

Multiple Choice

When do we use punctuation marks?

• At the beginning of the sentence.

• Always after what is being spoken, who is speaking, and at the end of our sentence.

Multiple Choice

We always use a, to separate who is speaking from what is being said.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Where can we find quotation marks?

• They can be found in the TV.

• In fiction or nonfiction books, magazine articles, and in newspapers.

• They can be found on the radio.

Multiple Choice

We use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the exact words the character or person says.

• True

• False

Poll

How well, do you think you understand how to use quotation marks.

• little bit

• very well

• not sure

Poll

I can create a sentence using quotation marks.

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Poll

I know where I need to put quotation marks in a sentence.

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

That's all friends.

Next time, try crating some sentences that use quotation marks when writing your next story. Happy writing!