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WorksheetsEmbedding Quotations 3rd Period
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Shelly said "here is my new fidget spinner."
Where should the comma be placed?
after Shelly
after said
"What are you doing" he asked me.
Where should the question mark be placed?
after doing
after he
after me
According to Dr. Laine professor of writing "All you have to do is start typing."
Where should the commas be placed?
after Laine and after professor.
after According and after writing.
after Laine and after writing.
Time Magazine reports, "Today's teenagers are more addicted to technology than ever" (Lauren 17)
Where should the period be placed?
after ever
after Lauren
after the last parenthesis
"Fold those clothes" mother commanded.
Where should the comma be placed?
after clothes
after mother
"Let's go to the new restaurant" Andrew suggested.
Where should the comma be placed?
after restaurant but inside the quotations marks
after restaurant but outside the quotation marks
My mother always tells me, Home is where your heart is.
Where should the quotation marks be placed?
before Mother and after me
before me and after is
before Home and after the period
George Orwell said that "If people cannot write well, they cannot think well. If they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them" (GoodReads).
Where should the comma be placed?
after Orwell
after that
No comma is needed.
Is it possible that dreams may convey "supernatural communication" (Jost)
Where should the question mark be placed?
after communication inside the quotation marks
after Jost inside the parenthesis
after the last parenthesis
"Let's go shopping" Amy said. "Or, would you prefer to see a movie?"
Where should the comma be placed?
after said
after movie
after shopping
"He told me to delete the adjectives and I'd have the facts" (Lee).
Atticus's name was used in the original quotation, but the author omitted it to avoid redundancy in her writing. What punctuation mark should be included to indicate the change - he instead of Atticus?
parentheses around he
brackets around he
The Mad Hatter turned to Alice with a grin on his face and proceeded to proudly spout his favorite riddle "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" (Carroll 7).
What type of punctuation is needed after the word riddle?
a comma
a semicolon
a colon
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading he went completely out of his mind" (Quixote).
Words have been omitted from this quotation. What punctuation is needed?
brackets [ ]
ellipses ...
parentheses ( )
According to a recent article from Atlantic, allowing cell phones in school may put "some socioeconomic groups" at a disadvantage.
Where should the in-text citation be placed?
after Atlantic and before the comma
after groups but outside the quotation marks
after disadvantage
Todd looked at Randy - flabbergasted. "Did she really just say our homework is due tomorrow"
Where should the question mark be placed?
after tomorrow but before the quotation mark
after tomorrow but outside the quotation mark
Which dialogue example is correctly formatted?
"I really don't know" Maya pondered, "if he loves me."
"I really don't know" Maya pondered "if he loves me."
"I really don't know," Maya pondered, "if he loves me."
Which quotation example is correctly formatted?
The film critic called the move "a complete disaster."
The film critic called the move, "a complete disaster."
The film critic called the movie "A complete disaster."
Which quotation example is correctly formatted?
"But then she said, Butt out. How rude!" she told me.
"But then she said, "Butt out." How rude!" she told me.
"But then she said, 'Butt out' How rude!" she told me.
Which quotation example is correctly formatted?
Jill complained, "I worked on choreographing this dance for weeks," no one ever notices my hard work.
Jill complained, "I worked on choreographing this dance for weeks; no one ever notices my hard work."
Jill complained: "I worked on choreographing this dance for weeks; no one ever notices my hard work."
Did he just say, "I'm quitting"
Where should the question mark be placed?
after say and before the comma
after quitting but inside the quotation mark
after quitting but outside the quotation mark
Is it a fact that James screamed, "Get a life!"?
What is wrong with the above quotation?
The exclamation mark needs to be omitted.
The question mark needs to be omitted.
Nothing is wrong.
Katniss reflected "You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope" (Collins 253).
Where should the comma be placed?
after Katniss
after reflected
after hope
"Watch where you are going" he hollered.
What punctuation mark is needed in this quote?
A comma after going
An exclamation point after going
A question mark after going
The Associated Press an independent, non-for-profit news organization reported "The first recycled rocket successfully took to the skies" ("SpaceX").
Where should the commas be placed?
after Press, after organization, and after reported
after non-for-profit and after reported
after reported and after skies
Col Jessep spouted, "You can't handle the truth" (01:19:00)
Where should the period be placed?
after truth
after the in-text citation
No period is needed.
"Cheaters never prosper" my little sister taunted.
Where should the comma be placed?
After prosper and inside the quotation marks
After prosper and outside the quotation marks
No comma is needed.
Captain Underpants is known for joyfully saying "Tra la la la la"
What punctuation is needed?
comma after Underpants and comma after saying
comma after saying and period outside the last quotation mark
comma after saying and exclamation point inside the last quotation mark
"Try the top desk drawer" the teacher instructed "or maybe look in the file cabinet."
Where should the punctuation be placed?
comma after drawer and comma after or
comma after instructed
comma after drawer and comma after instructed
"It [skiing] scares me to death," Elizabeth admitted.
What is the purpose of the brackets in the dialogue above?
The brackets indicate words have been omitted.
The brackets indicate words have been added or altered.
The brackets draw attention to words that are important.
"Maybe there is a beast" Simon suggests. "Maybe it's only us" (Golding 123).
Where should the comma be placed?
after the word beast
after the word us
One of the seven commandments is changed to read, "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" (Orwell 106)
Where should the period be placed?
after read
after others
after the last parenthesis
A recent article from Time magazine informs, "Individuals who live to be one hundred are more positive, resilient, confident, and decisive than younger family members"(MacMillan).
Where should the ending quotation mark be placed?
after confident
after members
after the period
Renee wondered out loud, "Do you think the kids will want fries or apple slices with their Happy Meals"
Where should the question mark be placed?
after loud
after Meals and before the last quotation mark
No question mark is needed. A period is better in this example.
"Do not swear by the moon ... Then your love would also change" (Shakespeare 2.2.113).
What do the dots in the middle of this quotation mean?
They indicate that words have been changed.
They indicate that the speaker is thinking.
They indicate that original words are missing.
Which of the following are quotation marks?
...
[ ]
" "
Which of the following are brackets?
:
( )
[ ]
Which of the following is a semicolon?
:
;
" "
Which of the following is a colon?
:
...
( )
Which of the following is an ellipses
:
[ ]
...
Which of the following are parentheses?
[ ]
" "
( )
