Punctuating Quotation Marks

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.
• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.
• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.
• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• My sister said, You can play with me.

• My sister said, “You can play with me.”

• My sister said You can play with me

• My sister said “You can play with me”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The crowd yelled “Surprise!”

• The crowd yelled “Surprise”

• The crowd yelled, “Surprise!”

• The crowd yelled, Surprise!

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The boy said “My name is Chad.”

• The boy said, “My name is Chad.”

• The boy said, My name is Chad.

• The boy said, “My name is Chad”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The doctor asked “What does not feel well?”

• The doctor asked, “What does not feel well?”

• The doctor asked, What does not feel well?

• The doctor asked, “What does not feel well”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "I don't want to go to bed," whined Jack. "can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

• "I don't want to go to bed." whined Jack. "can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

• "I don't want to go to bed," whined Jack. "Can't I stay up just a little bit longer?"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• "Why," Sally asked, "must we answer all three questions?"
• "Why, Sally asked, must we answer all three questions?"
• Why, Sally asked, must we answer all these questions?
• "why," sally asked, "must we answer all three questions?"

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• I think, said Mia, we should paint it red.
• "I think said Mia we should paint it red."
• "I think," said Mia, "we should paint it red."
• I think, "said Mia," we should paint it red. 

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• "Excuse me," said Belinda, "I think we should be quiet."
• "Excuse me, said Belinda, I think we should be quiet."
• "Excuse me," said Belinda, I think we should be quiet."
• "Excuse me," said Belinda, "i think we should be quiet."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3