Quotation Marks

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Let’s play together," said Bruce.

• "Let’s play together, said Bruce."

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Molly shouted," Come here!

• Molly shouted, "Come here!"

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• Mrs. Little said, "Ladies, we are here to discuss the new library."

• "Mrs. Little said, Ladies," we are here to discuss the new library.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Give me your hand, said the mother" to the child.

• "Give me your hand," said the mother to the child.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Your facts, said the manager, are correct."

• "Your facts," said the manager, "are correct."

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Have you memorized the nursery rhyme, Old Mother Hubbard?"

• Have you memorized the nursery rhyme, "Old Mother Hubbard"?

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "I know," said the mother, "that you aren’t finished." "However, it’s time for supper."

• "I know," said the mother, "that you aren’t finished. However, it’s time for supper."

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "How," asked the lost driver, "do I get to Dover Drive?"

• "How, asked the lost driver, do I get to Dover Drive?"

Write your own sentence containing a quotation that is punctuated correctly.