HMS Week 27 3/18/2016

Which statement about commas is FALSE?

• Periods and commas always go AFTER a quotation mark.
• If a quotation is a complete sentence, you always capitalize the first word.
• In a sentence like
  Mary said "Sit down," there should be a comma after said.
• Quotation marks are always used in pairs.

Where would you add quotation marks in the following sentence?
Robert asked, What time is it?

• Before asked and after it
• Before What
• Before What and after the question mark
• Before asked

Where would you add quotation marks in the following sentence?
I never planned to stay this late, said Ariel.

• Before I
• Before I and after late
• After planned
• Before I and after the comma

This sentence has the quotation marks placed correctly.  What other change should you make?
Mary told me, "my dad plans to get me a new phone when he can afford it."

• Take out the comma
• Capitalize my
• Capitalize dad
• Put the quotation mark before the period.

Where would you add quotation marks in the following sentence?
Let’s eat lunch, said Denise, as soon as we arrive.

• Before lets and after the period
• Before lets and after the comma beside lunch
• Before as and after the period
• Two answers are correct.