"Quotation Marks"

Where do the quotations go?

100

Mrs. Hawker said, Your papers are due on Monday.

Mrs. Hawker said, "Your papers are due on Monday."

200

I didn't see an actual alien being, Mr. Johnson said, but I sure wish I had.

"I didn't see an actual alien being," Mr. Johnson said, "but I sure wish I had."

300

The reporter told me, When I interviewed the quarterback he said, they simply played a better game.

The reporter told me, "When I interviewed the quarterback he said, they simply 'played a better game.'"

Correct the Rule

100

Quotation marks, exclamation points, and dashes can fall only inside quotation marks.

Quotation marks, exclamation points, and dashes can fall EITHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE quotation marks.

200

Use a semicolon to introduce a quotation after a standard dialogue tag, a brief introductory phrase, or a dependent clause.

Use a COMMA to introduce a quotation after a standard dialogue tag, a brief introductory phrase, or a dependent clause.

300

If a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, capitalize the second part of the quotation

If a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, DO NOT capitalize the second part of the quotation

Correct or Incorrect?

100

Spongebob said, "Sandy do you want some Crabby Patties?"

Correct!

200

" I don't like Crabby Patties Spongebob," Sandy said, but I want to go jellyfishing.

INCORRECT " I don't like Crabby Patties Spongebob," Sandy said, "but I want to go jellyfishing."

300

The great march of progress has left millions impoverished and hungry.

INCORRECT The great march of "progress" has left millions impoverished and hungry.

Punctuation

100

Who was it who said, "Truth is always the strongest argument"

Who was it who said, "Truth is always the strongest argument"?

200

Tom screamed, "Who stole my jacket"

Tom screamed, "Who stole my jacket?"

300

When Sandy walked into the restaurant she yelled, " Oh my God" She turned to Spongebob and said, "Do you really expect me to eat here"

When Sandy walked into the restaurant she yelled, " Oh my God!" She turned to Spongebob and said, "Do you really expect me to eat here?"