Embedding Quotations

Thinking carefully about Sarah's question, I responded, "Yes, I would like a birthday cake made out of s'mores."

• Pause before the quote (keep the comma)

• Don't pause before the quote (remove that comma)

Quotes should be used to support or back up your topic sentence.

• True

• False

True or false: It's okay to drop in a quote all by itself as EVIDENCE, without any of your own words before.

• True

• False

When using quotes, which punctuation marks should be used?

• Single quotation marks ' '

• Commas , ,

• Double quotation marks " "

• Either single ' ' or double " "

What should you do if you need to change words in a quote to make it fit grammatically?

• Round brackets ( )

• Square brackets [ ]

• Underline _____

• Bold

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• The toy clown reminded all the engines about "the good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain."

• The toy clown reminded all of the engines about, "The good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain."

• The toy clown reminded all of the engines about, "the good boys and girls on the other side of the mountain.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• A rusty old engine claimed that he, "was too tired."

• A rusty old engine claimed that he "was too tired."

• A rusty old engine claimed that he, "Was too tired."

What is the most important step after you use a quote to support your claim?

• Explain and analyze the quote.

• Leave the quote. It speaks for itself.

• Erase it. Good paragraphs don't need quotes.

• Use another quote directly after it.

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• “LuAnn, please close the door,” said Mom. 

• “LuAnn, please close the door, said Mom.” 

• LuAnn, please close the door, “said Mom. 

Which of the following is the correct way to introduce a quote in an essay?

• A) According to the author, '...'.

• B) The author says, '...'.

• C) '...' is what the author says.

• D) '...' according to the author.