Quotations

Which of the following is a correct use of quotation marks?

• He said, 'I will be there soon.'

• He said, I will be there soon.

• He said, "I will be there soon.

• He said, 'I will be there soon."

Identify the sentence with the correct punctuation for a quotation.

• "I can't believe it," she said.

• I can't believe it, she said.

• "I can't believe it" she said.

• I can't believe it" she said.

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in writing?

• To indicate a question

• To show a direct speech or quotation

• To emphasize a word

• To separate clauses

Which sentence correctly uses a quotation within a quotation?

• He said, 'She said, "Hello."'

• He said, "She said, 'Hello.'"

• He said, 'She said, 'Hello.''

• He said, "She said, "Hello.""

Choose the correct sentence with embedded quotations.

• 'The poem begins with the line, "To be or not to be,"' she explained.

• 'The poem begins with the line, 'To be or not to be,'' she explained.

• 'The poem begins with the line, "To be or not to be,' she explained.

• 'The poem begins with the line, 'To be or not to be,"' she explained.

In which of the following sentences are the quotation marks used incorrectly?

• "I love this song," he said.

• "I love this song, he said.

• He said, "I love this song."

• He said, 'I love this song.'

What is the correct way to punctuate a quote that is a question?

• "Are you coming?" she asked.

• "Are you coming," she asked?

• "Are you coming?" she asked.

• "Are you coming," she asked.

Which of the following sentences uses quotation marks correctly for a title?

• I just read "The Great Gatsby".

• I just read The Great Gatsby.

• I just read 'The Great Gatsby'.

• I just read, "The Great Gatsby".

Identify the correct use of single quotation marks.

• He said, 'I heard her say, "Hello."'

• He said, "I heard her say, 'Hello.'"

• He said, 'I heard her say, 'Hello.''

• He said, "I heard her say, "Hello.""

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for emphasis?

• The word "important" was highlighted.

• The word 'important' was highlighted.

• The word important was highlighted.

• The word "important" was highlighted.