Dialogue, Quoting Poetry, and Punctuating Parenthetical References
Ellipses and Quote Punctuation
100
There are this many common mistakes when dealing with Block Quotes.
What is 3?
100
Comma or Colon-
He wondered_ "Why don't I get candy?"
What is a comma
100
The ice cream was not too bad.
What is litotes?
100
Aim for authenticity above all else is the first rule of
What is dialogue?
100
True or False? A period goes inside quotation marks.
What is true?
200
This is the most common mistake when dealing with block quotes. (Explain what it is.)
What is Mistake #3, putting the quote before a ton of analysis?
200
True or False-
You use a comma before a quote that is longer than one sentence.
What is false
200
I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure.
What is paraprosdokian?
200
When using a verse quote of two lines or less, separate the two lines with a
What is slash?
200
True or false: There is no space between the last letter and the ellipses when the ellipses are in the middle of a sentence.
What is false?
300
Which of the three mistakes on block quotes is as follows. Yesterday, my economics teacher gave a beautiful explanation of supply and demand.
(BLOCK QUOTE)
What is Mistake #1?
300
An indented, bulky quote
What is block quotation
300
She is not unlike her mother.
What is litotes?
300
When writing dialogue, avoid long paragraphs and
What is semicolons?
300
A comma is ____ for an introduction lead-in ending in that.
What is not needed?
400
A factory worker said, "the hours are too long and we are never allowed to have lunch breaks. Blind or Orphan Quote.
What is blind quote?
400
Colons are used when trying to ____ a statement.
What is illustrate/prove
400
Money is the root of all evils; poverty is the fruit of all goodness.
What is antithesis?
400
If a verse quote exceeds two lines it should be
What is indented?
400
There are a total of __ consecutive periods at the end when ellipses end the sentence.
What is 4?
500
Is the following an orphan quote: "Anyone who believes him now is a fool," said one congressman. And Nixon's credibility . . .
What is false?
500
Comma or Colon-
My brother never stops talking about football__ "I can't wait to see the next draft and tell you guys all about everything that happens."
What is colon
500
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
What is paraprosdokian?
500
The final punctuation of a clause containing a parenthetical reference should go ____ your quote.
What is after?
500
Block quotes are _____-spaced and indented __ spaces.