Quotation Marks
worksheet 1
- Use
quotation marks at the beginning and at the end of a direct quotation.
“How can one person,” wondered Al,
“be so messy?”
- Place
question marks and exclamation points inside quotation marks if they
belong to the quotation itself, but place them outside if they do not
belong to the quotation.
Did I hear you say, “I’m too tired
to play”?
Brad asked, “Has everyone left
already?”
Special rules for titles:
- Use
quotation marks to enclose chapter titles; titles of magazine articles,
short stories, essays, and single poems; titles of television and radio
programs; and titles of songs or short pieces of music.
Underline titles of whole books,
plays, magazines, newspapers, etc. In
print these titles are set in italics.
I enjoyed
the first chapter of The Hobbit, entitled “An Unexpected Visitor.”
Directions: Rewrite the following sentences. Add quotation
marks. Circle what you add.
- Do you
really believe in ESP asked Tammy
- Did
Lillian say I’ll be at the pool soon
- The
cashier asked Will there be anything else
- Call
me when you finish said Ms. Walters
- Kevin
replied I am finished now
6. Take the game home Sally said generously you can keep it
7. How much
does this spray cost Bonita inquired is it guaranteed to repel mosquitoes
- Are
you ready said Bryan I’ll time you
- Where
did you go Juanita asked I couldn’t find you
- The
other way Hector insisted is much shorter
- God
Save the Queen and America have the same melody.
- Two of
Jack’s favorite programs are The Today Show and Hill Street Blues.
- We
read the novel The Call of the Wild and the short story Brown Wolf by Jack
London.
- Old
Man River is a song from the musical Showboat.
- My
favorite poem is The Revolt of the Machines by Stephen Vincent Benet.