quotation marks 1

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

No, the taxi driver said curtly, I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes.

• "No," the taxi driver said curtly, "I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes."

• No, the taxi driver said curtly, I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes. (correct as is)

• "No", the taxi driver said curtly, "I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes".

• No, the taxi driver said curtly: "I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes."

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

I believe, Jack remarked, that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.

• I believe, Jack remarked, that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe. (correct as is)

• "I believe," Jack remarked, "that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring." At least that's what I read in a book entitled "Guide to Europe."

• "I believe," Jack remarked, "that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe."

• I believe, "Jack remarked," that the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring. At least that's what I read in a book entitled Guide to Europe.

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

My French professor told me that my accent is abominable.

• My French professor told me that "my accent is abominable."

• My French professor told me that my accent is abominable. (correct as is)

• "My French professor told me that," my accent is abominable.

• My "French" professor told me that my accent is abominable.

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

When did Roosevelt say, We have nothing to fear but fear itself?

• When did Roosevelt say, We have nothing to fear but fear itself? (correct as is)

• When did Roosevelt say, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself?"

• When did Roosevelt say "We have nothing to fear but fear itself "?

• When did Roosevelt say, "We have nothing to fear but fear itself"?

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story.

• A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story. (correct as is)

• "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story.

• A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, "I believe," J. D. Salinger's best short story.

• "A Perfect Day for Bananafish is, I believe, J. D. Salinger's best short story."

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

Can you believe, Dot asked me, that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?

• "Can you believe," Dot asked me, "that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?"

• "Can you believe", Dot asked me, "that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other"?

• Can you believe, "Dot asked me," that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other?

• Can you believe, Dot asked me, that it has been almost five years since we've seen each other? (correct as is)

Choose the correct punctuation for the following sentence:

It seems to me that hip and cool are words that are going out of style.

• It seems to me that hip and cool are words that are going out of style. (correct as is)

• It seems to me that hip and cool are "words" that are going out of style.

• 'It seems to me that hip and cool are words that are going out of style.'

• It seems to me that "hip" and "cool" are words that are going out of style.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• I want it right now! "she demanded angrily."

• "I want it right now! she demanded angrily."

• "I want it right now!" she demanded angrily.

• None of these sentences is punctuated correctly.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• "Do you want it now?" I asked.

• "Do you want it now? I asked."

• Do you want it now? "I asked."

• None of these sentences is punctuated correctly.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• ""Yes, I will attend" the charity event, "she replied."

• "Yes, I will attend the charity event," she replied.

• "Yes," I will attend the charity event, she replied.

• None of these sentences is punctuated correctly.