Colons and Quotations

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• We have four dislikes; tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes, rye bread, and prune bars.

• We have four dislikes: tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes, rye bread, and prune bars.

• We do not eat: tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes, rye bread, and prune bars.

• We do not eat tuna casserole, peanut-butter pancakes rye bread and prune bars.

Select all that apply: Use quotation marks _______________________

• to enclose a direct quotation--a person's exact words.

• to enclose titles of short stories, poems, essays, articles, songs, episodes of a television series, and chapters or parts of a book.

• to show where letters, words. or numbers have been omitted.

• to form the possessive case of nouns and indefinite pronouns.

When a dialogue tag interrupts a quoted sentence, begin the second part of the quotation with a lowercase letter. Is this sentence written correctly? "Yes," Roger agreed, "it's too late to worry about that now."

• Yes

• No

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today. asked Jill.

• Hello, "Jack. "How are you today?" asked Jill.

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• I am having a party said Jenna and everyone is invited.

• "I am having a party, said Jenna, and everyone is invited".

• "I am having a party said Jenna. and everyone is invited"

• "I am having a party," said Jenna, "and everyone is invited."

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!".

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!

• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

"Did Ben say, 'I will come to the dance if you play my requests'?" asked Abby.

• Yes

• No

These can be used to introduce a quotation after an introductory sentence or phrase. 

• semi-colons

• colons

• commas

• brackets

Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...

• "I hope you will be here" he said.

• "I hope you will be here," he said.

• "I hope you will be here, he said."

• I hope you will be here, "he said."

Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...

• Richard Burton performed the song "Camelot" in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot.

• Richard Burton performed the song "Camelot" in the "1960" Broadway musical Camelot.

• "Richard Burton" performed the song Camelot in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot.

• Richard Burton performed the song "Camelot in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot.