Punctuation in Quoting Techniques

This video tutorial explains how to correctly punctuate quotation marks in various contexts. It covers the use of attributive tags before, after, and in the middle of quotes, and how to handle punctuation with question and exclamation marks. The tutorial also addresses quoting within quotes and differentiates between direct and indirect quotations.

What is the primary purpose of quotation marks?

• To indicate spoken or written words

• To highlight important text

• To denote a title

• To separate paragraphs

What is an attributive tag?

• A phrase that ends a sentence

• A phrase that starts a paragraph

• A phrase that indicates who is speaking

• A phrase that describes a noun

Where should a comma be placed when the attributive tag comes before the quote?

• After the quote

• Before the attributive tag

• After the attributive tag

• Inside the quotation marks

How should you punctuate a sentence when the attributive tag follows the quote?

• Place a comma outside the quotation marks

• Place a comma inside the quotation marks

• Place a period after the quote

• Place a semicolon after the quote

What punctuation is used to separate an attributive tag from a quote?

• A colon

• A period

• A comma

• A semicolon

How do you punctuate a quote that ends with a period when the attributive tag follows?

• Place the period outside the quotation marks

• Place the period inside the quotation marks

• Use a comma after the period

• Use a semicolon after the period

What is the correct punctuation for a quote that ends with a period when the attributive tag precedes?

• Use a semicolon after the period

• Use a comma after the period

• Place the period inside the quotation marks

• Place the period outside the quotation marks

What is the correct punctuation for a quote that ends with a period when the attributive tag follows?

• Use a semicolon after the period

• Use a comma after the period

• Place the period inside the quotation marks

• Place the period outside the quotation marks

How do you punctuate a quote that ends with a period when the attributive tag precedes?

• Use a semicolon after the period

• Place the period inside the quotation marks

• Place the period outside the quotation marks

• Use a comma after the period

How do you punctuate a quote that ends with a period when the attributive tag follows?

• Place the period inside the quotation marks

• Use a semicolon after the period

• Place the period outside the quotation marks

• Use a comma after the period