Colons and Quotations

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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...
"I hope you will be here, he said, because you are my best friend."
"I hope you will be here," he said, "because you are my best friend."
"I hope you will be here" he said "because you are my best friend."
"I hope you will be here" he said, because you are my best friend."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...
Clara said, "I am very busy today. Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?"
Clara said, "I am very busy today." "Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?"
Clara said, I am very busy today. "Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?"
Clara said, "I am very busy today." Can we reschedule our meeting for tomorrow?
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence with the correct usage of colons..
He got what he worked for: a promotion
He got what he worked for a: promotion
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence with the correct usage of colons..
I want the following items: butter, sugar, and flour.
I want the following: items butter, sugar, and flour.
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence with the correct usage of colons..
Dear Ms. Rodriguez:
Dear: Ms. Rodriguez
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the sentence with the correct usage of quotations...
"Will you still be my friend? she asked."
"Will you still be my friend?" , she asked.
"Will you still be my friend?" she asked.
"Will you still be my friend." she asked.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sentence correctly uses a colon before a quotation?
She said: 'I will be there soon.'
She said 'I will be there soon':
She said, 'I will be there soon.'
She said: 'I will be there soon':
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2B
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