Understanding Commas with Quotation Marks

What is the primary purpose of quotation marks in written text?

• To indicate direct speech or a quotation

• To highlight important words

• To indicate a pause

• To separate sentences

When should a comma be used to introduce a quotation?

• When the quotation is a complete sentence

• When the quotation is a single word

• When the quotation is a question

• When the quotation is an exclamation

Where should the comma be placed when the speaker tag follows the quote?

• After the speaker tag

• Before the opening quotation mark

• Inside the closing quotation mark

• Outside the closing quotation mark

What punctuation should replace a period when the speaker tag follows a quote?

• A comma

• An exclamation mark

• A semicolon

• A colon

How should commas be used with interrupted quotations?

• Before the speaker tag only

• Only at the beginning of the sentence

• After the first part of the quote and after the speaker tag

• Only at the end of the sentence

When should a period be used instead of a comma in interrupted quotations?

• When the second part is an exclamation

• When the speaker tag is very short

• When both parts of the quotation are independent clauses

• When the first part is a question

In the sentence 'The test is tomorrow,' the teacher said, what is incorrect?

• The period should be a comma

• The comma should be outside the quotation marks

• The quotation should end with an exclamation mark

• The speaker tag should be capitalized

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• 'Are you ready for the test,' the teacher asked?

• 'Are you ready for the test?' the teacher asked.

• 'Are you ready for the test,' the teacher asked.

• 'Are you ready for the test.' the teacher asked.

What is missing in the sentence: I don't think I can make it to the meeting she said apologetically?

• An exclamation mark after 'meeting'

• A period after 'meeting'

• A comma after 'meeting'

• A closing quotation mark after 'meeting'

In the sentence 'You're my best friend,' he said with a warm smile, what is incorrect?

• The comma should be outside the quotation marks

• The quotation should end with an exclamation mark

• The period should be a comma

• The speaker tag should be capitalized