Dialogue and Colon Quotes Assessment

Commas introduce full-sentence quotes after...

• complete thoughts

• incomplete thoughts

• proper nouns

• flow sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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

• as/if

• as/this

• that/as

• that/this

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

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

• comma

• uppercase letter

• colon

• lowercase letter

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Do colon quotes have a complete thought before them?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

You should NOT introduce a quote?

• True

• False

• Yes

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2B

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

• Brackets

• Parenthesis

• Periods

• Commas

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Read the text.

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

Which sentence correctly embeds the quotation?

• 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.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2