Quotation Marks
Where do the quotation marks go in the following sentence?
Tim said, I just got some new basketball shoes.
Tim said, "I just got some new basketball shoes."
How do you punctuate this sentence?
"I'm stopping for hot chocolate" Mom said.
Place a comma after chocolate
Where do the quotation marks go?
The Raven is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Raven"
Where do the quotation marks go in the following sentence?
Those basketball shoes look really cool, Tim, Isaiah said
"Those basketball shoes look really cool, Tim," Isiah said.
How do you punctuate this sentence?
Mom said, "I'm stopping for hot chocolate"
Place a period after chocolate
Where do the quotation marks go?
Bob uses the word very in almost every sentence.
"very"
Where do the quotation marks go in the following sentence?
The Civil War, explained James, was fought between the years of 1861 and 1865.
"The Civil War," explained James, "was fought between the years of 1861 and 1865."
How do you punctuate this sentence?
"Saying Stop the car was a mistake."
Place single quotation marks before Stop and after car.
"Saying 'Stop the car' was a mistake."
Where do the quotation marks go?
The team was salty after they lost to a controversial call.
"salty"
Where do the quotation marks go in the following sentence?
Did I hear Wesley say, My favorite candy is Kit Kat?
"Did I hear Wesley say, 'My favorite candy is Kit Kat.'?"
Where does the punctuation go?
Did I hear the boy say Are we there yet
"Did I hear the boy say, 'Are we there yet?'?"
What should you do to these sentences?
"Many robins," remarked Ahmed, “spend the winter in the pine forests of the northern United States.” “That surprises me,” replied Aaron. “In the North, a robin is considered a sign of spring.”
Make a new paragraph after "United States."
Where do the quotation marks go in the following sentences?
Johnny said, There are many planets in the solar system. The first four planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The next are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Pluto used to be a planet, but he was ruled a dwarf planet. There is an acronym for remembering the planets in order: My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nachos, Johnny explained.
Johnny said, "There are many planets in the solar system. The first four planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The next are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
"Pluto used to be a planet, but he was ruled a dwarf planet. There is an acronym for remembering the planets in order: My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nachos," Johnny explained.
Where does the semicolon go?
I will play Michael Jackson's "Beat It" I will play The Beatles' "Let It Be".
After "Beat It"
What should you add to this sentence?
"That table doesn't look very" Martha started as the table collapsed to the ground.
Add a hyphen after "very"