Punctuation and Capitalization with Quotations

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Theodore Roosevelt mused, "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing".

• Theodore Roosevelt mused, "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

• Theodore Roosevelt mused, "far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

• Theodore Roosevelt mused "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing".

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Benjamin Franklin is often quoted as having said, "Well done is better than well said".

• Benjamin Franklin is often quoted as having said, "Well done is better than well said."

• Benjamin Franklin is often quoted as having said, "well done is better than well said".

• Benjamin Franklin is often quoted as having said "Well done is better than well said".

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "I've been meaning to ask." said the detective, "Whether you happened to write down the license plate of that stolen car."

• "I've been meaning to ask," said the detective, "whether you happened to write down the license plate of that stolen car."

• "I've been meaning to ask." said the detective, "whether you happened to write down the license plate of that stolen car."

• "I've been meaning to ask," said the detective, "Whether you happened to write down the license plate of that stolen car."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Packing an emergency blanket is imperative", the park ranger advised the hikers, "because the weather at this altitude is unpredictable".

• "Packing an emergency blanket is imperative," the park ranger advised the hikers, "because the weather at this altitude is unpredictable."

• "Packing an emergency blanket is imperative," the park ranger advised the hikers, "because the weather at this altitude is unpredictable".

• "Packing an emergency blanket is imperative", the park ranger advised the hikers, "because the weather at this altitude is unpredictable."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Children," Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them".

• "Children," Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

• "Children," Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "Are likely to live up to what you believe of them".

• "Children," Lady Bird Johnson cautioned, "Are likely to live up to what you believe of them."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked "all adventures, especially into new territory, are scary."

• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked, "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary."

• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary."

• Astronaut Sally Ride remarked, "all adventures, especially into new territory, are scary."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Clarence whispered, "do you think the flashing lights mean that the play is about to begin?"

• Clarence whispered, "Do you think the flashing lights mean that the play is about to begin?"

• Clarence whispered, "Do you think the flashing lights mean that the play is about to begin?".

• Clarence whispered, "do you think the flashing lights mean that the play is about to begin?".

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Who said "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"?

• Who said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"?

• Who said, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans?"

• Who said "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans?"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How confident are you in these quotation rules?

• Not very

• Sort of confident

• Almost have them figured out

• I'm a master!

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Check any sentences below that are written correctly.

• "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face," claimed Eleanor Roosevelt.

• "You gain strength, courage, and confidence," claimed Eleanor Roosevelt, "by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

• Eleanor Roosevelt claimed, "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D