Wonders 3-1: Quotation Marks and Colons

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words

• commas

• speaker's tags

• quotation marks

• An indention

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following are quotation marks?

• ?

• "

• '

• ,

Tags

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 umpire yelled, Safe!

• The umpire yelled “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled Safe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which time is written correctly?

• 1:00 a.m.

• 33:0 p.m.

• 404 a.m.

• 6:30

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Which time is written correctly?

• 2:55

• 2:69 a.m.

• 2:35 a.m.

• 223 a.m.

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.1

Which time is written correctly?

• Science is at 1:00 p.m.

• Science is at 100 p.m.

• Science is at 1:00.

• Science is at 1:00 p.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

The correct punctuation to use after a salutation is

• A comma only

• A colon only

• A comma or colon

• A colon or exclamation mark