Fix the Sentence
Mrs. Young said your homework is due on Monday
Mrs. Young said, "Your homework is due on Monday."
True or False: Only question marks and commas can be used to end quotations.
False!
Spongebob said, "Sandy, do you want some Crabby Patties?"
Correct!
Philip asked "Do you need this book"
Philip asked, "Do you need this book?"
Mrs. Davis asked have you ever seen an alien
Mrs. Davis asked, "Have you ever seen an alien?"
True or False: You must use a comma to introduce a quotation after a standard dialogue tag (example: Mrs. Young said).
True
" I don't like Crabby Patties, Spongebob,Sandy said."
INCORRECT " I don't like Crabby Patties, Spongebob," Sandy said
Tom screamed "Who stole my jacket"
Tom screamed, "Who stole my jacket?"
I'll need to create several large posters answered Michael.
"I'll need to create several large posters," answered Michael.
True or False: You should not use quotation marks unless you give the exact words of the speaker.
True
"Let's get started this evening?" said Michael's mom
INCORRECT "Let's get started this evening," said Michael's mom.
He explained " I write down each kind of bird I see"
He explained, "I write down each kind of bird I see."
"does your mom know that you got an A on the test asked" mrs. hammond
"Does your mom know that you got an A on the test?" asked Mrs. Hammond.
True or False: When a quotation that is a statement or a command comes first in a sentence, put a period inside the last quotation marks.
("Say hello to Linda." Mom said.)
False
Linda ask why do you put different seeds on the ground.
INCORRECT Linda ask, "Why do you put different seeds on the ground?"
"Do you want to have a contest to see who can stand on one leg the longest " Nathan asked the class.
"Do you want to have a contest to see who can stand on one leg the longest? " Nathan asked the class.
James explained that the characters are talking animals.
CORRECT
True or False: If the quotation is a question or an exclamation, put the ? or ! at the end of the sentence.
("Paulin is a parrot" I shouted!)
False
"You mean you’ve never heard the story of the hash-slinging slasher"? Squidward asked. SpongeBob replied, "the slash-bringing hasher?"
INCORRECT "You mean you’ve never heard the story of the hash-slinging slasher?" Squidward asked. SpongeBob replied,"The slash-bringing hasher?"
"When you do your math homework tonight, remember to show all of your work and use the correct labels" explained the teacher.
"When you do your math homework tonight, remember to show all of your work and use the correct labels," explained the teacher.