Direct vs. Flow Quotes

Which example below is a flow quote?

• Sabrina has nice "shoes" on her feet today

• Raquel said, "I like the shoes on your feet today."

• Erika whispered, "I don't have any shoes today."

• "These are the best shoes," exclaimed Yasi.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which example below is a direct quote?

• The research shows that "9 out of 10 students like muffins."

• I think that Mey's hair is "shiny" and long.

• "When are you done hockey?" Mia asked Maeve.

• These "noodles" are weird.

Which quote is punctuated correctly? (There is only one correct option)

• Mrs. Smith noted that, "Students should always wear their uniform".

• Mrs. Smith noted that, "students should always wear their uniform."

• Mrs. Smith noted that ", Students should always wear their uniform".

• Mrs. Smith noted that "students should always wear their uniform."

Which quote is punctuated correctly? (There is only one correct option)

• Sammy stated, "Two students talk to me everyday about wellbeing."

• Sammy stated "two students talk to me everyday about wellbeing".

• Sammy stated, "two students talk to me everyday about wellbeing".

• Sammy stated "Two students talk to me everyday about wellbeing."

What is the difference between a flow quote and a direct quote?

• There is no difference between them

• Flow quotes blend (flow) into the text of a sentence without using a dialogue tag.

• Flow quotes are when people are speaking outloud

• Direct quotes do not need quotation marks.

For a direct quote, the first word should be-

• Uppercase

• Lowercase

For a flow quote- the first word should be-

• Uppercase

• Lowercase

True or False: A comma is used to introduce a direct quote.

• True

• False

Punctuation goes OUTSIDE of the quotation marks.

• True

• False

Check all of the rules that that apply to FLOW quotes.

• No comma is needed between the quotation and the rest of the sentence.

• A comma is needed to introduce the quote.

• The first word of the quote should be uppercased.

• The first word of the quote should be lowercased.

• All punctuation for the quotation should go INSIDE the quotation marks.