Quotation Questions
What type of quote is not as reliable because it is not the exact words the speaker used?
Indirect quotes
When I was a little boy my father said we did not have access to all this information at our fingertips.
Direct: "When I was a little boy," my father said, "we did not have access to all this information at our fingertips."
I am not sure, but I think she did it on purpose he whined.
Direct: "I am not sure, but I think she did it on purpose," he whined.
Change the direct to indirect and the indirect to direct.
He said that he would be on time.
He said, "I will be on time."
"i can't believe," he said very quietly, "that the Eagles lost again."
I
Which of the following would NOT get quotation marks?
Title of short stories, books, songs, or direct quotes
Title of books. They get underlined
Who said that they wanted to get McDonalds for dinner?
indirect
He said I read the short story The Rocking Horse Winner, but I did not like it.
He said, "I read the short story 'The Rocking Horse Winner', but I did not like it."
Change the direct to indirect and the indirect to direct.
Jones often said I would rather live in California than in Maine.
Jones often said that he would rather live in California than in Maine.
Jasmine asked, "what are we doing here?"
What
Which word indicates to the reader that it is an indirect quote?
that
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman is what my teacher said that we will read next.
indirect: needs quotation marks around "O Captain? My Captain!"
The man turned and yelled never say that again
The man turned and yelled, "Never say that again!"
He asked her how do you get to Montana from here?
He asked her how she got to Montana from here.
Did he really say that he hates you?
None
Indicate which punctuation mark, if any, is missing from the sentence.
My mom said she wanted a day of silence for her birthday this year.
Indirect quote. You do not need to add a punctuation mark.
The teacher walked to the back of the room and stated this week we will read the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Direct: The teacher walked to the back of the room and stated, "This week, we will read the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost."
Few people know that Poe wrote many poems besides The Raven Ronald said.
"Few people know that Poe wrote many poems besides 'The Raven,'" Ronald said.
The mayor asked him why he hadn't come earlier
The mayor asked him, "Why haven't you come earlier?"
"You are absolutely right," he replied. "now it is time for fun."
Now
Where would you place the question mark?
Did he really say, "I want to go home"
Did he really say, "I want to go home"?
My mother said that is a very big responsibility, my dear.
Direct: My mother said, "That is a very big responsibility, my dear."
I laughed so hard that I cried the woman said
"I laughed so hard that I cried," the woman said.
I can't believe it he said very quietly.
He said very quietly that he can't believe it.
"Monica is," he said, "out entirely too late."
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