Quotation Marks

Which example shows sentences 4 and 5 correctly written as one sentence?

• “Well Mom replied, “the buffalo don’t roam everywhere like they used to.”

• “Well Mom replied the buffalo don’t roam everywhere, like they used to.”

• “Well,” Mom replied, “the buffalo don’t roam everywhere like they used to.”

• Well Mom replied the buffalo “don’t roam everywhere” like they used to.

Read this sentence.

Shelly listened closely.

Where should this sentence be added,

in the passage,

to show that Mom is still speaking to Shelly?

• before sentence 5

• before sentence 6

• before sentence 8

• before sentence 9

How should sentence 3 be changed to correctly use quotation marks?

• “Mom,” “when will we see some buffalo?” Shelly asked from the back seat.

• “Mom, when will we see some buffalo?” Shelly asked from the back seat.

• “Mom, when will we see some buffalo?” “Shelly asked from the back seat.”

• “Mom, when will we see some buffalo? Shelly asked from the back seat.”

Which choice shows sentence 6 correctly written?

• “We should see some when we get to Yellowstone Park later this afternoon.”

• “We should see some when we get to Yellowstone Park later this afternoon.

• We should see some when we get to Yellowstone Park later this afternoon.”

• We should see some “when we get to Yellowstone Park later this afternoon.”

How should sentence 9 be correctly written?

• “Shelly shouted, “Look at those beautiful pink flowers, Mom!”

• “Shelly shouted, Look at those beautiful pink flowers, Mom!”

• “Shelly shouted Look at those beautiful pink flowers, “Mom!”

• Shelly shouted, “Look at those beautiful pink flowers, Mom!”

Which example shows sentences 10 and 11 correctly written?

• “Those are wild roses Mom said.” “They grow along the trail.”

• “Those are wild roses, Mom said. They grow along the trail.”

• “Those are wild roses,” Mom said. “They grow along the trail.”

• Those are “wild roses.” “Mom said. They grow along the trail.”