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,

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

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

A) '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,

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

A) 'Do you want to come with us?' asked Tom.

B) 'Do you want to come with us', asked Tom.

C) 'Do you want to come with us' asked Tom.

D) 'Do you want to come with us,' asked Tom.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

A) 'I love reading books,' she said.

B) 'I love reading books' she said.

C) 'I love reading books', she said.

D) 'I love reading books.' she said,

Select the sentence with the correct use of commas and quotations:

D) 'He said, I will call you later,'

A) 'He said, I will call you later.'

B) 'He said, I will call you later,'

C) 'He said, I will call you later.'

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of commas with quotations?

D) 'She whispered, I have a secret,'

A) 'She whispered, I have a secret.'

B) 'She whispered, I have a secret,'

C) 'She whispered, I have a secret.'

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:

A) 'The book is on the table,' he said.

B) 'The book is on the table' he said.

C) 'The book is on the table', he said.

D) 'The book is on the table.' he said,

Commas with Quotations

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8th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

commas

speaker tags

quotation marks

An indent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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".

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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.”

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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.'

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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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.

Which is correct?

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

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

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."

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

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

Which sentence correctly uses commas with quotations?

Identify the sentence with correct punctuation:

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

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

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

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."