QUOTATION REVIEW

Let’s See What You Know

A FEW MORE RULES…

U

se single quotation marks to enclose a quotation

within a quotation.• “Mrs. Engle distinctly said, ‘Your book reports are

due Thursday,’” Krista told me.• “Strong’s new song is ‘Be True, Not Blue,’ and it’s

great!” Marcie said.• “Wasn’t it Patrick Henry who said, ‘Give me liberty

or give me death’?” Mark asked.

RULES…

U

se quotation marks to enclose the titles of short works

such as short stories, poems, newspaper or magazine

ARTICLES, song titles, episodes of a television series, and

chapter titles of a book.

M

arcie enjoys Big Bang Theory, and her favorite episode is

“Sheldon Takes Revenge.”

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE THAT IS WRITTEN CORRECTLY

A

. “Where are you going”? Asked Jim.

B

. “Where are you going?” asked Jim.

C

. “Where are you going?” asked Jim

D

. “Where are you going,” asked Jim?

B

. “Where are you going?” asked Jim.

A

. Joel replied “I’m headed over to school for football practice.”

B

. Joel replied, “I’m headed over to school for football practice”.

C

. Joel replied, “I’m headed over to school for football practice.”

D

. “Joel replied, ‘I’m headed over to school for football practice.’”

C

. Joel replied, “I’m headed over to school for football

practice.”

A

. “I have met him,” Jim interrupted. “And he is nice”.

B

. “I have met him,” Jim interrupted, “and he is nice.”

C

. “ I have met him, Jim interrupted, and he is nice.”

D

. “I have met him.” Jim interrupted. “and he is nice.”

B

. “I have met him,” Jim interrupted, “and he is nice.”

A

. “I heard he has published articles in ‘Sports Illustrated,’” stated Jim.

B

. “I heard he has published articles in Sports Illustrated,” stated Jim.

C

. “I heard he has published articles in “Sports Illustrated,”” stated Jim.

D

. “I heard he has published articles in Sports Illustrated.” stated Jim.

B

. “I heard he has published articles in Sports

Illustrated,” stated Jim.

A

. Joel added, “His article ‘How to Catch a Football’ was a real

page turner.”

B

. Joel added, ‘His article “How to Catch a Football” was a real

page turner.’

C

. Joel added, “His article How to Catch a Football was a real page

turner.”

A

. Joel added, “His article ‘How to Catch a Football’

was a real page turner.”

A

. Wow! That is awesome, Jim exclaimed!

B

. “Wow! That is awesome!” Jim exclaimed.

C

. “Wow That is awesome!” Jim exclaimed.

D

. “Wow! That is awesome! Jim exclaimed.”

B

. “Wow! That is awesome!” Jim exclaimed.

A

. Jim agreed that the team needed someone to get them in shape.

B

. Jim agreed, “that the team needed someone to get them in

shape.”

C

. Jim agreed, “That the team needed someone to get them in

shape.

A

. Jim agreed that the team needed someone to get

them in shape.

(

indirect quotation)

A

. “I heard him say, ‘I’ll get this team in shape,’” Joel stated.

B

. “I heard him say, “I’ll get this team in shape,”” Joel stated.

C

. “I heard him say, ‘I’ll get this team in shape,’ Joel stated.

D

. I heard him say, “I’ll get this team in shape,” Joel stated.

A

. “I heard him say, ‘I’ll get this team in shape,’” Joel

stated.

A

. We will soon begin reading The Twenty-One Balloons.

B

. We will soon begin reading “The Twenty-One Balloons.”

C

. We will soon begin reading The Twenty-One Balloons.

C

. We will soon begin reading The Twenty-One

Balloons.