Intro to Quotation Marks

What are we going to be learning about today?

Answer explanation

We will learning about quotation marks.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

What are two things quotation marks help us with?

• They help us add punction to sentences.

• They help us know what exactly a person said.

• They help us know when to stop a sentence.

• They help us know when a someone is speaking.

Answer explanation

Quotation marks help a reader know two things:

1. 1. EXACTLY what a person said.

2. 2. Who is speaking the words.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is a quotation mark?

• '

• ,

• "

• .

Answer explanation

Quotation marks are "

They are used in pairs, or group of two.

"Hi," said Ms. Betancourt.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Where should you place the first set of quotation marks in a sentence?

• At the beginning of the entirevsentence.

• At the beginning of what is being said (beginning of the dialogue).

• At the end of what is being said (end of the dialogue).

• At the end of the whole sentence.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Where should you place the second set of quotation marks in a sentence?

• At the beginning of the entire sentence.

• At the beginning of the what is being said (before the dialogue).

• At the end of what is being said (after the dialogue).

• At the end of the entire sentence.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Other than quotation marks, what other punctuation do you need to add when you have a sentence with someone speaking (dialogue)?

• a period .

• a comma ,

• a question mark ?

• exclamation mark !

Answer explanation

A comma is used to separate things in a sentence. When we use quotation marks in sentences, we need to USE A COMMA TO SEPARATE what was said and who was saying it.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Why did the woman add a question mark (?) instead of a comma ( , ) to separate what was said from who said it?

She added a question mark because-

• in the sentence, the person speaking was asking a question.

• the woman did not know what the person was saying

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Emma said we can always go to the pool.

Where should the quotation marks be? Select the best answer below.

• A.

  "Emma said" we can always go to the pool.

• B.

  Emma said "we can always go to the pool."

• C.

  Emma said "we can always go to the pool.

• D.

  Emma "said we can always go to the pool."

Answer explanation

A is not correct because quotations need to go around exactly what was said.

B is correct because the quotations are around exactly what was said.

C is incorrect because there is only one set of quotation marks. There should be two.

D is not correct because quotations need to go around exactly what was said.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Happy birthday shouted the class.

Where should the quotation marks go?

• A

  "Happy birthday" shouted the class.

• B

  "Happy birthday shouted the class."

• C

  "Happy birthday shouted" the class.

• D

  Happy birthday" shouted the class.

Answer explanation

A is correct because the quotation marks are around exactly what the class shouted.

B is not correct because the quotation marks are not around exactly what was said.

C is not correct because the quotation marks are not around exactly what was said.

D is not correct because it is missing the second set of quotation marks.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

There are two things we need to add to the sentence. What is one of them?

Emma said "we can always go to the pool"

• a period ( . )

• a comma ( , )

Answer explanation

We definitely need a comma ( , ) in the sentence. Remember commas separate things in a sentence, and we need to separate what was being said (dialogue) and who said it.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B