Direct Quotes

Which one is correct?

• "Refugee is the best book ever!" shouted Ms. Weller!

• "Refugee is the best book ever!" shouted Ms. Weller.

• "Refugee is the best book, ever" shouted Ms. Weller!

• "Refugee is the best book, ever!" Shouted Ms. Weller.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Do that every hour my mother told Mrs. Glengarry, handing her the basin.

• "Do that every hour my mother told Mrs. Glengarry," handing her the basin.

• "Do that every hour" my mother told Mrs. Glengarry, handing her the basin.

• "Do that every hour," my mother told Mrs. Glengarry, handing her the basin.

• Indirect quote.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Henry, who never did what I told him, said what should we do?

• Henry, who never did what I told him, said, "What should we do?"

• Henry, who never did what I told him, said "What should we do?"

• Henry, who never did what I told him, said, "what should we do?"

• Indirect Quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

You got a purple window Betty said.

• "You got a purple window," Betty said.

• "You got a purple window" Betty said.

• "You got a purple window." Betty said.

• Indirect quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

At the door, my mother stopped and said quietly Margaret, if that wheezing gets any worse, give her some of the broth to drink and call Doctor Benson.

• At the door, my mother stopped and said quietly, "Margaret, if that wheezing gets any worse, give her some of the broth to drink and call Doctor Benson."

• At the door, my mother stopped and said quietly "Margaret, if that wheezing gets any worse, give her some of the broth to drink and call Doctor Benson."

• At the door, my mother stopped and said "quietly Margaret, if that wheezing gets any worse, give her some of the broth to drink and call Doctor Benson."

• Indirect quote

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which direct quote is formatted correctly?

• Max said in the novel, "They finally have to use ropes to pull me out of there" (39)...

• Max said in the novel, "They finally have to use ropes to pull me out of there"

• Max said in the novel, "They finally have to use ropes to pull me out of there" (39).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A direct quote...

• uses the exact words that somebody says AND uses quotation marks to enclose those specific words

• does not use the exact words of what somebody says BUT uses quotation marks

• uses the exact words that somebody says BUT does not use quotation marks for those specific words

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

To add credibility to your argument, you should use

• direct quotes of an expert

• paraphrase an entire chapter from the book

• summarize a 547 page book

• another author's words without giving them credit

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When you couldn't have said it better yourself, you should

• summarize

• paraphrase

• direct quote

• plagiarize

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which sentence uses direct quotes correctly?

• A) "I can't believe it," she said, "that we won!"

• B) "I can't believe it" she said, "that we won!"

• C) "I can't believe it," she said "that we won!"

• D) "I can't believe it," she said, "that we won."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D