Embedded Quotations #1

Fill in the blank:

An administrator from Tufts University named Jon Zaff _________ "Ninth grade is the make or break year academically for many 14- and 15-year-olds" (Willens 1).

• state,

• state

• states

• states,

Answer explanation

A singular subject requires that a verb end in an s in the present tense.

A comma must follow a quote verb.

Which quote verbs SHOULD NOT BE used in the blank below?

An administrator from Tufts University named Jon Zaff _________ "Ninth grade is the make or break year academically for many 14- and 15-year-olds" (Willens 1)

• says,

• claims,

• mentions,

• notes,

Answer explanation

Avoid "says" in high school. Use other quote verbs instead.

Educational researchers​ ​​ ​ (a)   ​ "Chronic absenteeism is strongly associated with school failure" (Willens 1).

• report,
• reports,
• report that,
• report

Answer explanation

In the present tense, a plural subject (researchers) requires a quote verb that does NOT have an s (report).

The word "that" should NOT follow a quote verb!

A comma always follows a quote verb.

What if anything is wrong in the pink area below?

An administrator from Tufts University named Jon Zaff indicates, "ninth grade is the make or break year academically for many 14- and 15-year-olds" (Willens 1).

• should be

  indicates that,

• should be

  "Ninth grade..."

• should be

  indicate,

• No change needed

Answer explanation

The first letter of the quotation is always capitalized.

The word "that" should NEVER be used after the quote verb.

A singular subject requires a present tense verb to end in s.

Pick what needs to be changed in the blue area, if anything:

A University of Pennsylvania professor named Angela Duckworth states, "Grit is defined as passion and perseverance for very long-term goals" (Hanford 1).

• should be

  states

• should be

  state,

• should be

  "grit is"

• NO CHANGE NEEDED

Answer explanation

A singular subject requires a present tense verb to end in s

A comma is required after a quote verb

The first word of the quotation must be capitalized.

Based on your grades for ALL of your classes, how challenging are you finding ninth grade to be?

• Very challenging

• Somewhat Challenging

• A little challenging

• Not at all challenging

Use 1-2 words to describe your freshman year so far.

Drag the correct citation

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...keep teenagers awake"​ (a)  

• (Matoban 4).
• (Matoban, 4).
• (Matoban page 4).
• (Jaime Matoban 4).

Answer explanation

A correct citation includes the author of the article's last name and page number.

That's all!

Is the citation incorrect? If so, what is wrong?

...the world around them" (Lee 3).

• The period should come before the citation

• There should be a comma between the author's last name and the page #

• The word "page" is missing before the page number.

• No Changes are Needed

Drag the correct citation.

A University of Pennsylvania professor named Angela Duckworth states, "Grit is defined as passion and perseverance for very long-term goals"​ (a)  

• (Hanford 1).
• (Hanford, 1).
• .(Hanford 1)
• (hanford 1)

Answer explanation

The author's last name should be capitalized.

The period belongs after the citation not before it.

There isn't a comma between the author's last name and the page number.