Quotation Marks

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.

• "Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15?"

• Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15"?

• Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15."?

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words

• commas

• speaker's tags

• quotation marks

• An indention

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

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!"

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• I think, said Mia, we should paint it red.
• "I think said Mia we should paint it red."
• "I think," said Mia, "we should paint it red."
• I think, "said Mia," we should paint it red. 

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• My school is the best! shouted Polly.
• "My school is the best shouted Polly!"
• "My school is the best! shouted Polly."
• "My school is the best!" shouted Polly.