Embedding Quotations 7

Which sentence below correctly uses a comma before the quote?

¿Qué oración a continuación usa correctamente una coma antes de la cita?

• According to Clarke “Many of the water sources, have been depleted.”

• According, to Clarke “many of the water sources have been depleted.”

•  According to Clarke, “many of the water sources have been depleted.”

• According to Clarke, “Many of the water sources have been depleted.”

Which of the following sentences contains a punctuation error?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones contiene un error de puntuación?

• “The concert is starting,” my cousin whispered as he searched for his seat.

• Thoreau once stated “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.”

• “Make a wish!” Jonathan told me as he unveiled the homemade birthday cake.

Which of the following sentences contains a punctuation error?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones contiene un error de puntuación?

• “You will not believe what I just found out at work,” Raoul announced as he came through the door.

• My Aunt Stephanie hugged me and said, “I think you’ve grown at least six inches since I last saw you.”

• The chef told everyone in the kitchen that he “expected them to work harder than ever”.

Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones usa correctamente las comillas?

• “Please, the customer said, “help me figure out what is wrong with my computer.”

• The restaurant was full and the door on the sign stated “The waitlist is currently an hour long.”

• “This breaking news story just in, said the young reporter.

• The actor’s final remarks were, “It has been an amazing experience.”

Which of the following sentences contains a punctuation error?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones contiene un error de puntuación?

• “Don’t be silly,” my Uncle Lee said when I backed up from the spider.

• The manager told us, “No calls during the play!”, so we will wait until intermission.

• “The truth,” Mrs. Cooper admitted, “is more complicated than you think.”

• Nicole shouted “Run fast or you’ll miss the school bus!”

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones está correctamente puntuada?

• “Hand me the flashlight,” my sister said.

• “You need to get more sleep.” the doctor advised.

• “Is that all of the watermelon?,” Lizzy asked.

• “Stop yelling at me!,” Mr. Connors said.

Susan is working on an essay about her neighbor and she wants to include a quote from him. Which of the following is the correct way to write the sentence?

• My neighbor, Ralph Summers, gets up every morning and says, “What adventure waits for me today?”

• My neighbor, Ralph Summers, gets up every morning and says, What adventure “waits for me today?”

• My neighbor, Ralph Summers, gets up every morning and says What adventure waits for me today?

• My neighbor, Ralph Summers, gets up every morning and says, What adventure waits for me today?

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones está correctamente puntuada?

• My grandmother always told me, “Take an umbrella, so I did.

• The counselor recommended that “we find a seat someone in front.”

• “Don’t forget to finish your homework,” my mother reminded me.

• “That is the weirdest animal I’ve ever seen” my brother said.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones está correctamente puntuada?

• “Listening to music always helps me study, Susan explained.”

• In today’s newspaper, the mayor stated, “We currently have a pothole problem.”

• As my mother always said, this too shall pass.”

• “Books,” as Mr. Hopkins reminded us, are windows to the rest of the world.”

Which sentence below correctly uses a comma before the quote?

¿Qué oración a continuación usa correctamente una coma antes de la cita?

• In her best selling memoir, Curtis writes, “We all have something to learn from the memories of our parents.”

• In her best selling memoir, Curtis writes “we all have something to learn from the memories of our parents.”

• In her best selling memoir, Curtis writes “we all, have something to learn from the memories of our parents.”

• In her best selling memoir, Curtis writes… “we all have something to learn from the memories of our parents.”