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WorksheetsPunctuating Quotes
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
Mary is trying hard in school this semester, her father said.
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"No," the taxi driver said curtly "I cannot get you to the airport in fifteen minutes."
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My French teacher told me that my accent was abominable.
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She asked, "Is Time a magazine you read regularly?"
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"I believe," Jack remarked, "That the best time of year to visit Europe is in the spring."
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Roosevelt proclaimed, "we have nothing to fear but fear itself!"
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"I promise" Elijah said, "I'll be on time for class tomorrow."
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Felipe hollered, "Hurry up before you miss the bus"!
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Which one is correct?
"Certainly," Mr. Martin said, "I shall explain the whole situation to him."
"Certainly" Mr. Martin said, "I shall explain the whole situation to him."
Which one is correct?
Kenneth said, "Can you believe it has been five years since we read "Oedipus Rex" in tenth grade?"
Kenneth said, "Can you believe it has been five years since we read Oedipus Rex in tenth grade?"
Which one is correct?
Flannery O'Conner probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the popular song, A good Man is Hard to find.
Flannery O'Conner probably got the title of one of her stories from the words of the popular song, "A good Man is Hard to find."
Which one is correct?
Nothing, said Steve Carrell, feels as good as laughing incredibly hard.
"Nothing, said Steve Carrell, feels as good as laughing incredibly hard."
"Nothing," said Steve Carrell, "feels as good as laughing incredibly hard".
"Nothing," said Steve Carrell, "feels as good as laughing incredibly hard."
Is the following quote dropped or blended?
Harper Lee describes Boo Radley very well in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. "He was a thin, leathery man with colorless eyes, so colorless they did not reflect light."
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Which is correct?
Wiesel suggests night represents death by fire as he and other passengers witness "flames rising from the chimney into a dark sky which are no doubt burning people alive." (Wiesel 28)
Wiesel suggests night represents death by fire as he and other passengers witness "flames rising from the chimney into a dark sky which are no doubt burning people alive" (Wiesel 28).
Wiesel suggests night represents death by fire as he and other passengers witness, "Flames rising from the chimney into a dark sky which are no doubt burning people alive" (Wiesel 28).
Which is correct?
Okonkwo is respected by the Igbo people because "he is a man of action, a man of war" (Achebe 10) which is the opposite of his father.
Okonkwo is respected by the Igbo people because "he is a man of action, a man of war" which is the opposite of his father (Achebe,10).
Okonkwo is respected by the Igbo people because "he is a man of action, a man of war" which is the opposite of his father (Achebe 10).
