Quotation Marks Usage Rules

What is the main purpose of quotation marks?

• To show direct quotes.

• To make a sentence longer.

• To ask a question.

• To show excitement.

When a quote is followed by who said it, where should the comma be placed?

• Outside the quotation marks.

• Inside the quotation marks.

• After the speaker's name.

• It doesn't matter where it goes.

If a quoted sentence ends with an exclamation, where does the exclamation mark go?

• Outside the quotation marks.

• Inside the quotation marks.

• After the speaker's name.

• It depends on the sentence.

If a quoted sentence ends with a question, where does the question mark go?

• Outside the quotation marks.

• Inside the quotation marks.

• After the speaker's name.

• It depends on the sentence.