Quotation Marks

Which of the following questions does not use quotation marks correctly?

• Sam read a story about "sea turtles" to his class

• "I like to read aloud," Sam told his mother.

• His mother asked, "Will you read this story for me."

• Then Sam read "The Hippopotamus" for her.

Which sentence is correct?

• 1

• 2

• 3

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Lily.

• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Lily.

• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Lily.

• Which store do you want to go to? asked Lily.

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• My brother asked, "Will you help me with this?"

• My brother asked Will you help me with this

• My brother asked, Will you help me with this?

• My brother asked "Will you help me with this?"

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• The umpire yelled, Safe!

• The umpire yelled “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled Safe

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• “You may sharpen your pencil” said the teacher

• You may sharpen your pencil, said the teacher.

• “You may sharpen your pencil,” said the teacher.

• “You may sharpen your pencil” said the teacher

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• Jack shouted "Here I am!"
• Jack shouted, Here I am!
• Jack shouted, "Here I am!"
• Jack shouted, "here I am!"

Which sentence is correct using capitalization, punctuation and quotation marks?

• "i love books!"

• "i love books"

• "I love books!"

• I love books!

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I love school, said Alberto.

• "I love school" said Alberto.

• "I love school," said Alberto.

• "I love school, said Alberto."

True or False. Quotation marks go around the words that are being said out loud.

• True

• False