Adding Quotation Marks

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English

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3rd Grade

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CCSS

L.3.2C, L.4.2B, L.5.2D

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Adding Quotation Marks

Dialogue

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Quotation Marks

Authors use these marks to show exactly what characters are saying.

Quotation Mark Rules

Quotation marks go around the outside of spoken words.
You need a beginning mark and an end mark.
They go at the end of spoken words, not at the end of the sentence.
They do not go around the dialogue tag.

Examples

John said, "Baseball is my favorite sport."
"I'm hungry. Let's get something to eat," said Jake.
"Where did I park the car?" asked mom.

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses quotation marks correctly?

"Carl shouted, we won the game!"

Carl "shouted" we won the game!

"Carl shouted," we won the game!

Carl shouted, "We won the game!"

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses quotation marks correctly?

There's nothing to do "sighed Amanda."

"There's nothing to do," sighed Amanda.

"There's nothing to do, sighed Amanda."

"There's nothing" to do sighed Amanda.

Fill in the Blanks

Bryce whispered this movie is so scary.

You would put the first quotation mark before the word...

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

Bryce whispered this movie is so scary.

You would put the second quotation mark after the word...

Type answer...

Caution

Sometimes there are extra words after the 'said' verb. Make sure you don't include these in your quotation.

Penny said to her mom, "My homework is finished."

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

"Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

"Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

"I forgot my homework" , said Sophia.

"I forgot my homework, said Sophia.

I forgot my homework, said Sophia.

"I forgot my homework," said Sophia.

Assignment

Using your spiral notebook, write at least two sentences of dialogue. Make sure to add quotation marks in the correct places.

Adding Quotation Marks

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