Quotation Marks and Commas in Dialogue

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?  asked Jackson.

• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.

• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday? asked Jackson.

• "didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today?" said Jill.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today. said Jill.

• Hello, "Jack. "How are you today?" said Jill.

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker."

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!

• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words

• commas

• speaker's tags

• quotation marks

• An indention

Place a _____________ before a quotation.

• period

• exclamation point

• quotation mark

• comma

Which of the following are quotation marks?

• ?

• "

• '

• ,

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Kelly said Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• "Kelly said, " Kim wants to play inside, not outside.

• Kelly said, "Kim wants to play inside, not outside."

What punctuation is used to indicate the beginning and end of a spoken dialogue?

• A) Commas

• B) Quotation marks

• C) Periods

• D) Semicolons

In the sentence, 'She said, 'Let's go to the park,' where should the comma be placed?

• A) After 'said'

• B) After 'park'

• C) After 'go'

• D) After 'She'

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and commas?

• A) 'I can't wait to see the movie' she said.

• B) 'I can't wait to see the movie,' she said.

• C) 'I can't wait to see the movie,' she said.

• D) 'I can't wait to see the movie' she said,