Understanding Quotation Marks

What do quotation marks resemble?

• Number 66 and 99

• Apostrophes

• Semicolons

• Parentheses

What is the purpose of quotation marks?

• To highlight a word

• To show exact words spoken

• To separate paragraphs

• To indicate a pause

Where can you typically find quotation marks?

• Fiction books only

• Speeches and dialogues only

• Nonfiction books, newspapers, and magazines

• Online articles only

What punctuation is used to separate the speaker from the dialogue?

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

• Question mark

In a dialogue, where does the first set of quotation marks go?

• After the first word

• Before the first word

• After the last word

• Before the speaker's name

Where should the ending punctuation mark be placed in a sentence inside quotation marks?

• Inside the quotation marks

• Before the quotation marks

• No punctuation needed

• Outside the quotation marks

What additional punctuation is needed when the dialogue is a question?

• Question mark

• Period

• Comma

• Exclamation mark

When quoting a question, where should the question mark be placed?

• Before the quotation marks

• After the quotation marks

• Inside the quotation marks

• No question mark needed

How should the word 'birthday' be written inside quotation marks?

• With an uppercase 'B'

• With a comma after 'birthday'

• With a period after 'birthday'

• With a lowercase 'b'

What must be capitalized in a dialogue within quotation marks?

• All nouns

• The last word

• The entire sentence

• The first word