Using Quotation Marks
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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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5 Slides • 13 Questions
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Quotation Marks
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Quotation Marks
show us which words are part of a conversation or something taht someone has said.
They show when someone is talking.
Quotation marks work in pairs- they are used at the beginning and the end of a quote to separate it from the rest of the writing.
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Rules for using the Quotation Marks
Rule #1- Use quotation marks to separate a direct quote from the rest of the sentence.
Rule #2- Use a comma to introduce a quote after the words like: said, asked, or exclaimed.
Rule #3- Always keep any punctuation that is part of the quote inside the quotation marks.
Rule #4-Capitalize the first word in a quotation.
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Multiple Choice
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words
commas
speaker's tags
quotation marks
An indention
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Multiple Choice
_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.
Indent
Capitalize
Underline
Delete
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.
The boy said “My name is Chad.”
The boy said, “My name is Chad.”
The boy said, My name is Chad.
The boy said, “My name is Chad”
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Multiple Choice
Is the following sentence punctuated correctly?
"Your practice has been cancelled today." Mom told Hunter.
true
false
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is written correctly?
"Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" asked grandma.
"Who wants the last piece of apple pie?" Asked grandma.
"Who wants the last piece of apple pie"? asked grandma.
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Multiple Choice
Choose where a comma should be inserted.
Dave replied "What do we do if it is not finished?"
"What,
replied,
Dave,
finished,
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Multiple Choice
Read the sentence below and mark correct or incorrect.
Juan asked, "When can we do this again?"
correct
incorrect
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence has correct punctuation?
“Where should we plant this shrub” asked Dad?
“Where should we plant this shrub?” asked Dad.
“Where should we plant this shrub asked Dad.”
“Where should we plant this?” shrub asked Dad.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is written correctly?
Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15?"
Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15"?
Did she say, "We'll leave at 3:15."?
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