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

Quiz
•
English
•
8th Grade
•
Hard
Sarah Williams
FREE Resource
15 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is correct?
"Noah, how are you doing?" she asked.
"Noah, how are you doing? she asked.",
Noah, how are you doing? "she asked."
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.
commas
speaker tags
quotation marks
An indent
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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".
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.”
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.'
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
12 questions
Punctuating Dialogue

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
20 questions
Correct the Sentences KGL

Quiz
•
4th - 8th Grade
12 questions
8th grade. Grammar quiz

Quiz
•
8th Grade
15 questions
Punctuating Dialogue Practice

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Reported Speech (Questions and statements)

Quiz
•
University
20 questions
Direct and Indirect Speech

Quiz
•
10th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Commas, Semicolons, and Colons

Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
10 questions
Sentence and Fragments

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Character Analysis

Quiz
•
4th Grade
17 questions
Chapter 12 - Doing the Right Thing

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
10 questions
American Flag

Quiz
•
1st - 2nd Grade
20 questions
Reading Comprehension

Quiz
•
5th Grade
30 questions
Linear Inequalities

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Types of Credit

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
18 questions
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead Summer Academy Pre-Test 24-25

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Discover more resources for English
14 questions
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
17 questions
Parts of Speech

Quiz
•
7th - 12th Grade
40 questions
Word Study Assessment: Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Vocabulary

Quiz
•
8th Grade
41 questions
The Outsiders Test Review (Chapters 1-12)

Quiz
•
8th Grade
20 questions
Summer Learning Academy "A Drop of Water" Assessment

Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade