Quotation Marks

What do quotation marks look like?

• Curly hooks

• Straight lines

• Dots

• Squares

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

What is the purpose of quotation marks?

• To show someone's exact words

• To list items

• To end a sentence

• To indicate a pause

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

Where is the comma placed when introducing a direct quote?

• Inside the quote

• Before the quote

• No comma needed

• After the quote

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

Why do we use a comma before a direct quote?

• To indicate a pause

• To separate items in a list

• To add emphasis

• To signal the end of a sentence

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TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

How does the sentence structure change when the quote comes before the speaker?

• The comma moves inside the quotation marks

• The period replaces the comma

• No changes occur

• The quotation marks are removed

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

What happens to the punctuation when the spoken part comes first in a sentence?

• It is omitted

• It remains the same

• It changes position

• A new punctuation mark is added

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TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

What changes in the sentence structure when quoting someone's words after they speak?

• The comma placement changes

• The quotation marks are placed at the end

• The sentence becomes a question

• The speaker's name is omitted

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

What punctuation replaces the comma inside quotation marks when the sentence is a question?

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

• No punctuation

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.X

How is an exclamatory sentence within quotations punctuated?

• With a period

• With a comma

• With a question mark

• With an exclamation mark

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TEKS.ELA.1.11D.IX

TEKS.ELA.2.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.3.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.4.11D.X

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.VIII