Fix the Sentence
True or False
Correct or Incorrect?
Punctuation
The Basics
100
Mrs. Hammond said your papers are due on Monday
Mrs. Hammond said, "Your papers are due on Monday."
100
True or False: Only question marks and commas can be used to end quotations.
False!
100
Spongebob said, "Sandy, do you want some Crabby Patties?"
Correct!
100
Who was it who said, "Truth is always the strongest argument"
Who was it who said, "Truth is always the strongest argument?"
100
What are the 4 kinds of punctuation you can use before quotation marks?
Period, Comma, Exclamation Mark, Question Mark
200
Mrs. Nimz asked have you ever seen an alien
Mrs. Nimz asked, "Have you ever seen an alien?"
200
True or False: You must use a comma to introduce a quotation after a standard dialogue tag (example: Mrs. Hammond said).
True
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."
200
Tom screamed "Who stole my jacket"
Tom screamed, "Who stole my jacket?"
200
What is the minimum number of quotation marks you must use in a quote?
2
300
let's play guess who kate exclaimed when she heard we were having indoor recess
"Let's play Guess Who!" Kate exclaimed when she heard we were having indoor recess.
300
True or False: If a direct quotation is interrupted mid-sentence, capitalize the second part of the quotation.
False
300
"I would like to live in a pineapple, noted Ms. Horgen, but only if it's under the sea."
INCORRECT "I would like to live in a pineapple," noted Ms. Horgen, "but only if it's under the sea."
300
When Ava walked into the sushi restaurant, she yelled "Oh my goodness" She turned to her mom and said "Do you really expect me to eat here"
When Ava walked into the sushi restaurant, she yelled, "Oh my goodness!" She turned to her mom and said, "Do you really expect me to eat here?"
300
Can you have two people speaking in quotations in the same paragraph?
No
400
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.
400
True or False: You must always capitalize the first word after the quotation marks.
False
400
"There is so much to do," Squidward sighed, "and so little time."
CORRECT
400
"Do you want to have a contest" Nathan asked the class "to see who can stand on one leg the longest"
"Do you want to have a contest," Nathan asked the class, "to see who can stand on one leg the longest?"
400
Does the end mark of a quote go inside or outside the quotation marks?
Inside
500
suddenly the lights went out and kaiden shouted don't worry i'll save the day
Suddenly the lights went out, and Kaiden shouted, "Don't worry, I'll save the day!"
500
True or False: When writing uninterrupted dialogue, you must always place the dialogue tag at the beginning of the sentence.
False
500
"You mean you’ve never heard the story of the hash-slinging slasher?" Squidward asked. SpongeBob replied, quite perplexed, "The slash-bringing hasher?"
INCORRECT "You mean you’ve never heard the story of the hash-slinging slasher?" Squidward asked. SpongeBob replied, quite perplexed, "The slash-bringing hasher?"
500
"When you do your math homework tonight" explained the teacher "remember to put your name at the top of the page show all of your work and use the correct labels"
"When you do your math homework tonight," explained the teacher, "remember to put your name at the top of the page, show all of your work, and use the correct labels."
500
Name or explain one example of a way, other than in a quote, that you would use quotation marks.
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