Commas in Quotations

Which is correct?

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

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

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

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas

• speaker tags

• quotation marks

• An indent

Which sentence is correct?

• “That” we were informed “is a snow leopard.”

• “That,” we were informed, “Is a snow leopard.”

• “That,” we were informed, “is a snow leopard.”

• “That,” we were informed “is a snow leopard.”

Which line of dialogue is written correctly?

• "I have made up my mind." She said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."

• "I have made up my mind," she said, nodding. "I do not want to marry him."

Which sentence uses commas in quotations correctly?

• "I can't believe it," he said, "that you finished it so quickly."

• "I can't believe it" he said, "that you finished it so quickly."

• "I can't believe it," he said "that you finished it so quickly."

• "I can't believe it" he said "that you finished it so quickly."

Identify the correct use of commas in this sentence:

• "It's a beautiful day," she said "let's go for a walk."

• "It's a beautiful day" she said, "let's go for a walk."

• "It's a beautiful day," she said, "let's go for a walk."

• "It's a beautiful day" she said "let's go for a walk."

Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation:

• "Are you coming with us?" asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us," asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us?" asked, Tom.

• "Are you coming with us," asked, Tom.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• "I love this song," she exclaimed.

• "I love this song" she exclaimed.

• "I love this song," she, exclaimed.

• "I love this song" she, exclaimed.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

• "We should leave now," he suggested.

• "We should leave now" he suggested.

• "We should leave now," he, suggested.

• "We should leave now" he, suggested.

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• "Do you think," he asked, "we should go now?"

• "Do you think" he asked, "we should go now?"

• "Do you think," he asked "we should go now?"

• "Do you think" he asked "we should go now?"