4-Step Rules
Direct Quotations
Interrupted Quotations
End Punctuation
Titles
100
What is the first step of the 4-Step Rule?
What are Quotations (quotations around what is being spoken)?
100
Punctuate the following quotation. Excellent work exclaimed Paul
What is: "Excellent work!" exclaimed Paul.
100
Punctuate the following quotation. perhaps you wouldn't be so tired suggested dad if you went to bed earlier
What is: "Perhaps you wouldn't be so tired," suggested Dad, "if you went to bed earlier."
100
Punctuate the following quotation. did I hear you say give me a break
What is: Did I hear you say, "Give me a break"? (The sentence, not the quotation is a question.)
100
Is a short story underlined or enclosed in quotation marks?
What are quotation marks?
200
What is the second step in the 4-Step Rule?
What is Comma Separation (separate what is being said from whom is saying it)?
200
Punctuate the following quotation. Would you care for another slice of pizza asked Mom.
What is: "Would you care for another slice of pizza?" asked Mom.
200
Punctuate the following quotation. excuse me he said do you have the time
What is: "Excuse me," he said, "do you have the time?"
200
Punctuate the following quotation. did he say there is no homework tonight
What is: Did he say, "There is no homework tonight"? (The sentence, not the quotation is a question.)
200
Are magazine, journal, and newspaper titles underlined or enclosed in quotation marks?
What are quotation marks?
300
What is the third step in the 4-Step Rule?
What is Capitalization (capitalize the first letter of the first word in the quotation)?
300
Punctuate the following quotation. we should really be going now she said
What is: "We should really be going now," she said.
300
Punctuate the following quotation. as a matter of fact she said I am mad at you for leaving early
What is: "As a matter of fact," she said, "I am mad at you for leaving early."
300
Punctuate the following quotation. how can you just come out and say I refuse to help
What is: How can you just come out and say, "I refuse to help"? (The sentence, not the quotation is a question.)
300
What is the rule for titles that are enclosed in quotation marks?
What titles that are smaller and that are "inside" of something else.
400

What is the fourth step in the 4-Step Rule?

What is Punctuation (end punctuation)?

400
Punctuate the following quotation. the president yelled we must have peace
What is: The president yelled, "We must have peace!"
400
Punctuate the following quotation. this summer promises continued Roger to be a very memorable one for sure
What is: "This summer promises," continued Roger, "to be a very memorable one for sure."
400
Punctuate the following quotation. did he say there is no homework tonight
What is: Did he say, "There is no homework tonight"? (The sentence, not the quotation is a question.)
400
Are essay titles underlined or enclosed in quotation marks?
What are quotation marks?
500
What are the two exceptions to comma separation?
What are exclamation marks and question marks instead of commas?
500
Punctuate the following quotation. mrs. gardner added we should find out tomorrow
What is: "Mrs. Gardner added, "We should find out tomorrow."
500
Punctuate the following quotation. if so Lillie said I'll be anxious to see the finished product at the rally
What is: "If so," said Lillie, "I'll be anxious to see the finished product at the rally."
500
Punctuate the following quotation. why does Karla say I think I know but I'm not sure
What is: "Why does Karla say, "I think I know, but I'm not sure"? (The sentence, not the quotation is a question.)
500
Name three other titles that have not been used in today's Jeopardy game that are enclosed in quotation marks.
What are poems, songs, television series, or book chapters?
M
e
n
u