Comma Placement
Place the comma(s) in the right spot(s):
She said "I am ready to go."
She said, "I am ready to go."
Place the quotation marks correctly:
The teacher said, Please sit down.
The teacher said, "Please sit down."
Insert the missing end punctuation:
"Are we there yet" asked Amy
"Are we there yet?" asked Amy.
Identify the dialogue tag:
"Let’s go play," said Tom.
said Tom
Should quotations always enclose dialogue?
Place the comma(s) in the right spot(s):
"I can’t believe it" he gasped.
"I can't believe it," he gasped.
Place the quotation marks correctly:
Why are you doing that? she asked.
"Why are you doing that?" she asked.
Insert the missing end punctuation:
"I can’t wait," she shouted
"I can't wait!" she shouted.
Identify the dialogue tag:
Sarah replied, "I’m not sure."
Sarah replied
Where do commas and periods go in relation to quotations in most cases?
Place the comma(s) in the right spot(s):
"Yes" she answered "I’d love to come."
"Yes," she answered, "I'd love to come."
Place the quotation marks correctly:
He replied, I didn’t do it.
He replied, "I didn't do it."
Insert the missing end punctuation:
She called, "Who is it"
She called, "Who is it?"
Identify the dialogue tag:
"Look out!" warned Peter.
warned Peter
Correctly punctuate the following sentence:
He asked What are you doing later
He asked, "What are you doing later?"
Place the comma(s) in the right spot(s):
"I was thinking" she mused "that’s a good idea."
"I was thinking," she mused, "that's a good idea."
Place the quotation marks correctly:
It’s amazing, he whispered quietly.
"It's amazing," he whispered quietly.
Insert the missing end punctuation:
"What’s going on here" whispered John
"What's going on here?" whispered John.
Identify the dialogue tag:
"I don’t believe it," confessed Jane.
confessed Jane
Correctly punctuate the following sentence:
The book said It was the best day ever
The book said, "It was the best day ever."
Place the comma(s) in the right spot(s):
"Wait" he paused "this can't be right."
"Wait," he paused, "this can't be right."
Place the quotation marks correctly:
The sign says, Don’t walk on the grass.
The sign says, "Don't walk on the grass."
Insert the missing end punctuation:
"I love this" exclaimed Mary
"I love this!" exclaimed Mary.
Identify the dialogue tag:
Susan promised, "I will."
Susan promised
Where should quotations be placed?:
There’s no way! she exclaimed. I’ll never do it.
"There's not way!" she exclaimed. "I'll never do it."