Embedding quotations-G12 Diagnostic

At the water park, President Snow insisted that "there's no better test of bravery than the 100-foot slide."

• Pause before the quote (insert comma)

• Don't pause before the quote (no comma needed)

Rewrite the quotation correctly.

"sacred stars blanket a nighttime sky, /

each light reminds us of the preciousness of life. (winder, 1-2)

Answer explanation

The correct answer should be:

"Sacred stars blanket a nighttime sky, /

each light reminds us of the preciousness of life" (Winder 1-2).

- Remember to capitalize the beginning of quotations when they are a full sentence.

- Don't put commas in your in-text citations!

- Punctuation goes after the citation!

Taken from the poem "And I wonder where you are" by Tanya Winder.

Lisa assured me that, "all the stylish mermaids wear seashell necklaces."

• No change

• Remove the comma

• Capitalize the "A" in "all"

The psychic said that "A rocket scientist who always wears a pink beanie" will be Petter Pettigrew's math teacher.

• No change

• Add a comma before the quote

• Lowercase the "A" to begin the quote

• Add a comma after the quote

Cory Gasaway's great-grandfather told us about "the hooligans" that live next door.

• No change

• Insert a comma before the quote

• Capitalize the "T" in "the"

• Insert a comma after the quote

Primrose Everdeen confidently declared, "This summer, I'm going to learn to speak French."

• No change

• Remove the the comma

• Change the comma to a colon

Gale accepted his award and said, "This trophy is dedicated to all my fans!"

• No change

• Remove the comma

• Change the comma to a colon

"Can you teach me how to Dougie?" she asked.

Is this sentence correct?

• No

• Yes

Thinking carefully about Sarah's question, I responded, "Yes, I would like a birthday cake made out of s'mores."

• Pause before the quote (keep the comma)

• Don't pause before the quote (remove that comma)

Is the following a sentence or a fragment?

"The man sat on the bench next to me."

• Sentence

• Fragment