Direct and Indirect Quotes

An example of a direct quote is

• Meg Jones wishes he was a tougher player.

• Meg Jones said, “We practice together, or hang out at school."

• Meg Jones said that they bond well as a team because they practice together and hang out at school.

• The seventh grade team bonds well according to Meg Jones.

Which sentence is the correct way to write a direct quote?

• When jude does this he goes to the practices and then he gets ready for all of his meets.

• “The hardest team I think we will play will be Fort Scott.” Said Jasso. “I heard they are really good.”

• “The hardest team I think we will play will be Fort Scott," Jasso said. “I heard they are really good.”

• “The hardest team I think we will play will be Fort Scott,” Said Jasso. “I heard they are really good.”

Which sentence has no errors.

• I love to eat cheeseburgers for breakfast," Nicole Foster said.

• I love to eat cheeseburgers for breakfast," Nicole Foster said.

• "I love to eat cheeseburgers for breakfast." Nicole Foster said.

• "I love to eat cheeseburgers for breakfast," Nicole Foster said

Change the given direct quote into an indirect quote.

Kyven said, "I do not like watching cartoons."

• Kyven said that he enjoys watching cartoons.

• Kyven said, "he doesn't like watching cartoons."

• Kyven said that he doesn't enjoy watching cartoons.

• Kyven said that cartoons are really dumb.

Which is the correctly-written direct quote?

• "Revenge will be sweet," said Ash. "It will be mine."

• Ash said that revenge will be sweet, and it will be his.

• "Revenge will be sweet." "It will be mine," said Ash.

• Ash said, "revenge will be sweet. It will be mine."

True or False:

Direct quotations or direct quotes tell the exact words that somebody said or wrote. They are always enclosed with quotation marks.

• True

• False

Which choice gives the best indirect quote for Jon?

• Jon said that he also loves to eat and sleep.

• Jon said, "I love to eat and sleep, too!"

• "I love to eat and sleep, too!" said Jon.

• Jon said that he will eat and sleep.

Which direct quotation is not correctly written?

• Daffy Duck said, "I missed the bus. I'll be late."

• "I missed the bus," Daffy Duck said. "I'll be late."

• "I missed the bus. I'll be late," Daffy Duck said.

• Daffy Duck said "I missed the bus." "I'll be late."

Answer explanation

If a quote is uninterrupted (and is stringed together like this quote), you do not need to put quotation marks before and after every sentence stated.

Also, there should be a comma before the quote is introduced or when it abruptly ends.

Which choice correctly expresses a direct quotation of SpongeBob?

• SpongeBob asked "isn't Gary just the cutest?"

• SpongeBob asked, "Isn't Gary just the cutest?"

• "Isn't Gary really cute?" said SpongeBob.

• SpongeBob said that Gary is the cutest pet he's ever had.

Which choice is correctly written and states what Starfire said between her two sentences?

• "The boys were right." "Who knew?" said Starfire.

• The boys were right, "Said Starfire." Who knew?

• "The boys were right" said Starfire. Who knew?

• "The boys were right," said Starfire. "Who knew?"