Punctuation and Capitalization

The English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the poem Ozymandias.

How should Ozymandias be punctuated?

• underlined

• in quotation marks

• with commas around

• no punctuation needed

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the sentence that has used inverted commas correctly.

• Don't listen to me, "said Mark."
• Don't listen to me, said Mark.
• "Don't listen to me," said Mark.
• "Don't listen to me, said Mark"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Edit this sentence: The mother was tired and said she needed a nap.

• The mother was tired and said, "She needed a nap."

• "The mother was tired" and said she needed a nap.

• No change

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correct?

• "Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday" Sarah explained.

• "Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday," Sarah Explained.

• "Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday," Sarah explained.

• "Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday" Sarah explained

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the correct way to write this direct quotation? Myles shouted lets go outside!

• Myles shouted, "Let's go outside!"

• Myles shouted, "let's go outside!"

• Myles shouted. "let's go outside!"

• "Myles shouted, let's go outside!"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

The Tao of Pooh (a book)

• The Tao of "Pooh"

• "The Tao of Pooh"

• "The Tao of Pooh"

• The Tao of Pooh

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker."

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!

• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

"I think," added ________ were built after the Egyptian pyramids."

• Jorge, "these

• Jorge. "These

• Jorge "these

• Jorge, these

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the answer with the correctly placed quotation marks or speech marks (“ ”).

• Nascika asked, "Have you finished your homework?"

• “Nascika asked,” Have you finished your homework?

• Nascika asked! Have you finished “your homework?"

• Nascika “asked”, Have you finished your homework?

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which one is correct?

• Brittney told me about her "exciting" weekend.
• Brittany told me, "about her exciting weekend."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D