Read the text. “Once you jump off the diving board, you’re committed”, he pointed out. Which sentence correctly embeds the quotation?

“Once you jump off the diving board, you’re committed,” he pointed out.

He pointed out that once you jump off the diving board “You’re committed.”

“You’re committed” he pointed out “once you jump off the diving board.”

The sentence is correct as it is.

Which of the following sentences contains a punctuation error?

The chef told everyone in the kitchen that he “expected them to work harder than ever”.

My Aunt Stephanie hugged me and said, “I think you’ve grown at least six inches since I last saw you.”

“Isn’t he adorable?” my best friend asked as she showed me her new puppy.

“You will not believe what I just found out at work,” Raoul announced as he came through the door.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

“Hand me the flashlight,” my sister said.

“You need to get more sleep.” the doctor advised.

“Is that all of the watermelon?,” Lizzy asked.

“Stop yelling at me!,” Mr. Connors said.

Coach Wilson told me something important ; “The last quarter is the most important one." Is the sentence correct?

No, it needs to replace the semicolon with a colon.

No, it needs to replace the period with a question mark.

No, it needs to replace the semicolon with a comma.

Someone once said something very wise: “Never run with scissors.” Is this sentence correct?

No, it needs to replace the colon with a comma.

No, "Never" should be lowercase.

Which sentence is written correctly?

I thought about something that Manfred Schroeder told me: “At night when I have trouble falling asleep, instead of counting sheep I think of the final days of the Fuhrer.”

I thought about something that Manfred Schroeder told me, “At night when I have trouble falling asleep, instead of counting sheep I think of the final days of the Fuhrer.”

I thought about something that Manfred Schroeder told me, “at night when I have trouble falling asleep, instead of counting sheep I think of the final days of the Fuhrer.”

I thought about something that Manfred Schroeder told me: “at night when I have trouble falling asleep, instead of counting sheep I think of the final days of the Fuhrer.”

Which sentence is correctly written?

Dad said, “Don’t even think about having a party here while we’re gone!”

Dad said: “Don’t even think about having a party here while we’re gone!”

Dad said: “don’t even think about having a party here while we’re gone!”

Dad said, “don’t even think about having a party here while we’re gone!”

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

Monica shouted, "Maybe we should go to the beach today!"

Monica shouted, "maybe we should go to the beach today!"

Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

Brittany said, "This banana looks like it's been in the cabinet a while."

Brittany said, "this banana looks like it's been in the cabinet a while."

Which of the following parenthetical citations is correct?

“It was clear from the way the crowd stood or sat that the ceremony was for men” (Achebe 88).

“It was clear from the way the crowd stood or sat that the ceremony was for men.” (Achebe, 88)

“It was clear from the way the crowd stood or sat that the ceremony was for men” (Achebe, 88).

“It was clear from the way the crowd stood or sat that the ceremony was for men” (Achebe, p. 88).

Which of the following is a dropped quote?

“Well, wish for two hundred pounds, then; that’ll just do it” (55).

The sergeant major tells the Whites to "wish for something sensible" (46).

Mr. White remarks, "It seems to me I've got all I want" (54).

Herbert tells his father to wish for two hundred pounds.

Which sentence is correct?

"I have money in my pocket," said Mr. Arthur.

I have money in my pocket said Mr. Arthur.

"I got money in my picket, said Mr. Arthur"

"I have money in my pocket" said Mr. Arthur

Which sentence is written correctly?

Bob responded, "I think I'd like a cat."

Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat"

Bob responded "I think I'd like a cat."

Bob, "responded I think I'd like a cat"

Dialogue and Colon Quotes Assessment

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Commas introduce full-sentence quotes after...

complete thoughts

incomplete thoughts

proper nouns

flow sentences

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 mins • 1 pt

Colons are put before a quote when...

the quote is after an incomplete thought and is a full-sentence

the quote is after an incomplete thought and is a fragment

the quote is after a complete thought and is a full-sentence

the quote is after a complete thought and is a fragment

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sentence fragments that end in ________ should not be followed by a comma.

as/if

as/this

that/as

that/this

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dialogue quotes or quotes with a signal phrase always begin with a(n)...

comma

uppercase letter

colon

lowercase letter

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Do colon quotes have a complete thought before them?

Yes

Maybe

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

You should NOT introduce a quote?

True

False

Yes

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CCSS.W.9-10.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What indicates that a word or a phrase in a quotation has been changed?

Brackets

Parenthesis

Periods

Commas

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

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Dialogue and Colon Quotes Assessment

Commas introduce full-sentence quotes after...

Colons are put before a quote when...

Sentence fragments that end in ________ should not be followed by a comma.

Dialogue quotes or quotes with a signal phrase always begin with a(n)...

Do colon quotes have a complete thought before them?

You should NOT introduce a quote?

What indicates that a word or a phrase in a quotation has been changed?

Read the text.“Once you jump off the diving board, you’re committed”, he pointed out.Which sentence correctly embeds the quotation?

Which of the following sentences contains a punctuation error?

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

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Read the text.
“Once you jump off the diving board, you’re committed”, he pointed out.
Which sentence correctly embeds the quotation?