Punctuation and Quotation Marks Quiz

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?

• Where is my dog? asked Brandon.

• "Where is my dog?" asked Brandon.

• Where is my dog? "asked Brandon."

• "Where is my dog? asked Brandon."

How should the sentence be punctuated: Mrs. Jolly said We are having a party on Saturday. Hope you can make it!

• Mrs. Jolly said, "We are having a party on Saturday. Hope you can make it!"

• "Mrs. Jolly said We are having a party on Saturday. Hope you can make it!"

• Mrs. Jolly said We are having a party on Saturday. "Hope you can make it!"

• Mrs. Jolly said, We are having a party on Saturday. "Hope you can make it!"

Identify the correct use of quotation marks in the sentence: First explained my grandpa we will need to clean up the garage.

• "First," explained my grandpa, "we will need to clean up the garage."

• First explained "my grandpa," we will need to clean up the garage.

• "First explained my grandpa," we will need to clean up the garage.

• First explained my grandpa, "we will need to clean up the garage."

Choose the correct punctuation for the sentence: If you go to the store, please buy me some oranges and apples said Natalie.

• "If you go to the store, please buy me some oranges and apples," said Natalie.

• If you go to the store, "please buy me some oranges and apples," said Natalie.

• "If you go to the store," please buy me some oranges and apples said Natalie.

• If you go to the store, please buy me some "oranges and apples," said Natalie.

What is the correct way to punctuate: Oh no! My pen spilled ink all over my shirt! cried David.

• "Oh no! My pen spilled ink all over my shirt!" cried David.

• Oh no! "My pen spilled ink all over my shirt!" cried David.

• "Oh no! My pen spilled ink all over my shirt! cried David."

• Oh no! My pen spilled ink "all over my shirt!" cried David.

Select the correct punctuation for: I cannot believe said mom that you didn’t remember my birthday.

• "I cannot believe," said mom, "that you didn’t remember my birthday."

• I cannot believe, "said mom," that you didn’t remember my birthday.

• "I cannot believe said mom," that you didn’t remember my birthday.

• I cannot believe said mom, "that you didn’t remember my birthday."

How should the sentence be punctuated: Katie said My brother just threw all of my homework into the sink.

• Katie said, "My brother just threw all of my homework into the sink."

• "Katie said My brother just threw all of my homework into the sink."

• Katie said My brother "just threw all of my homework into the sink."

• Katie said, My brother just threw "all of my homework into the sink."

Identify the correct use of quotation marks in the sentence: Read the book tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow said my friend, Stacy.

• "Read the book tonight. We can talk about it tomorrow," said my friend, Stacy.

• Read the book tonight. "We can talk about it tomorrow," said my friend, Stacy.

• "Read the book tonight," We can talk about it tomorrow said my friend, Stacy.

• Read the book tonight. We can talk about it "tomorrow," said my friend, Stacy.