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.

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.

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

• summarize

• paraphrase

• direct quote

• plagiarize

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."