Commas with Quotations

What is the CORRECT way to write the sentence below as a direct quotation?
Don't forget your jacket mom reminded me.

• "Don't forge your jacket mom reminded me."

• "Don't forget your jacket, Mom reminded me."

• "Don't forget your jacket" Mom reminded me.

• "Don't forget your jacket," Mom reminded me. 

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which is correct?

• "Noah, how are you doing?" she asked.

• "Noah, how are you doing? she asked.",

• Noah, how are you doing? "she asked."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas

• speaker tags

• quotation marks

• An indent

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Commas and periods always go inside the closing quotation marks.
Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Rhonda said, I love dogs."

• Rhonda said, "I love dogs".

• Rhonda said, "I love dogs."

• Rhonda said "I love dogs".

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the one sentence that is punctuated correctly (check for proper use of quotation marks, apostrophes, commas, periods, question marks, and capital letters):

• This week said Mr. Locascio we will study the civilization of ancient Egypt.

• “This week” said Mr. Locascio “we will study the civilization of ancient Egypt.”

• “This week,” said Mr. Locascio, “We will study the civilization of ancient Egypt.”

• “This week,” said Mr. Locascio, “we will study the civilization of ancient Egypt.”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence with quotations? The teacher said I will be absent tomorrow.

• A) The teacher said, I will be absent tomorrow.

• B) The teacher said, 'I will be absent tomorrow.'

• C) 'The teacher said, I will be absent tomorrow.'

• D) The teacher said 'I will be absent tomorrow.'

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence correctly uses commas with quotations?

• A) 'I can't believe it,' she said.

• B) 'I can't believe it' she said,

• C) 'I can't believe it', she said.

• D) 'I can't believe it.' she said,

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Identify the sentence with correct punctuation:

• A) 'It's raining,' he said.

• B) 'It's raining' he said.

• C) 'It's raining', he said.

• D) 'It's raining.' he said.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

In which sentence is the comma correctly placed with the quotation?

• A) 'Let's go to the park' she suggested.

• B) 'Let's go to the park,' she suggested.

• C) 'Let's go to the park,' she suggested

• D) 'Let's go to the park' she suggested,

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A