Quotation Marks Punctuation

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• My brother asked, "Will you help me with this?"

• My brother asked Will you help me with this

• My brother asked, Will you help me with this?

• My brother asked "Will you help me with this?"

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• “You may sharpen your pencil” said the teacher

• You may sharpen your pencil, said the teacher.

• “You may sharpen your pencil,” said the teacher.

• “You may sharpen your pencil” said the teacher

Select the answer below that uses capitalization and punctuation correctly. 

• Jack shouted "Here I am!"

• Jack shouted, Here I am!

• Jack shouted, "Here I am!"

• Jack shouted, "here I am!"

Where should the quotation marks be placed in this sentence? No, I do not want to go to school! she screamed.

• No, "I do not want to go to school! She screamed."

• "No, I do not want to go to school!" she screamed.

• "No, I do not want to go to school! she screamed.

Write the sentence with the correct quotation marks.

The author stated cats and dogs make excellent companions.

Quotation marks always come in pairs (2 sets)

• true

• false

We use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the exact words the character or person says.

• True

• False

Which word should be followed by a quotation mark in the following sentence? The mother remarked, Don't forget to clean your room!

• remarked,

• mother

• Don't

• your

What is the best way to punctuate this speech: "What is your problem_"

• !

• ?

• ,

• .

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words

• commas

• speaker's tags

• quotation marks

• An indention