Quotation Marks

1
Quotation Marks

• 5-7
• P. 256

2
Direct Quotations

• When you write a direct quotation, you write a
  speakers exact words. Use quotation marks to set
  apart a speakers words from the rest of the
  sentence.
• Please open your books now, said Mr. Emory.

3

• Notice that you begin a direct quotation with a
  capital letter. You use a comma to separate the
  quotation from the rest of the sentence.
• Then he said, Were ready to begin.

4

• Place question marks and exclamation points that
  belong to the quotation inside the quotation
  marks.
• Place question marks and exclamation points that
  do not belong to the quotation outside the
  quotation marks.
• Always place periods and commas inside the
  quotation marks.
• Where is Tasmania? asked the teacher.
• Ralph said, I dont know where it is.
• Did Denise say, It is near Australia?

5

• The example below shows how to punctuate a divide
  quotation that is all one sentence. The first
  letter of the second part of the quotation is not
  capitalized. Notice, however, that when a divided
  quotation is two separate sentences, you must
  capitalize the first word of the second part.
• Here, Kim replied, is Tasmania.
• Here is Tasmania, she said. It is off the
  southeastern coast of Australia.

6

• An indirect quotation tells what someone said
  without using the speakers exact words. Do not
  use quotation marks around indirect quotations.
• Kim said that Tasmania is off the coast of
  Australia.

7
Where are commas, quotation marks, and capital
letters needed? Which sentences are already
correct?

1. Mr. Romero asked is Australia a country?
2. Yes replied Lauren.
3. Mr. Romero asked is Australia a continent?
4. Howard answered Im not sure.
5. Please reply said Mr. Romero if you know the
   answer.
6. Anna said that Australia has had an unusual
   history.
7. Thats right said Mr. Romero. It is a country and
   a continent.
8. Did Mr. Romero say tell me more about Australia?

8
Titles of Short Works

• You also use quotation marks around titles of
  short works.
• The first, last, and all important words in a
  title are capitalized.
• Do not capitalize any unimportant word such as
  the, a, and, of, for, or to unless it is the
  first of last word in the title.
• Jug of Silver
• The Star-Spangled Banner

9
How would you capitalize and punctuate these
items?

• 9. looking for the kiwi (short story)
• 10. the extraordinary animals of australia
  (magazine article)
• 11. waiting for the boat to take me there (song)
• 12. in the station (poem)
• 13. the raising of sheep in australia (book
  chapter)
• 14. all about new zealand (magazine article)
• 15. coming of age in the outback (book chapter)
• 16. australia and tasmania (poem)

10
How would you capitalize and punctuate these
items?

• 17. the first people to settle australia (book
  chapter)
• 18. the ballad of botany bay (poem)
• 19. the voyages of james cook (magazine article)
• 20. the kangaroo hop (song title)
• 21. scent of the eucalyptus (short story)

11
Write each sentence. Capitalize and punctuate it.
If a sentence is already correct, label it
correct.

• 23. Name some Australian animals said Mr. Romero.
• 24. Judy answered the kangaroo and the koala are
  Australian
• 25. Did Howard say I discovered that platypus is
  an Australian mammal that lays eggs?
• 26. Mr. Romero held up an article called the
  animals of Australia.
• 27. Here he said is a picture of two birds, the
  emu of Australia and the cassowary of New Guinea.

12
Write each sentence. Capitalize and punctuate it.
If a sentence is already correct, label it
correct.

• 28. Neither of these birds flies he added. Youll
  notice that the emu looks very much like an
  ostrich.
• 29. Lauren said that she had once read a funny
  poem that was called the emu and you in the zoo.
• 30. The kookaburra is another Australian bird
  that is known for its harsh call read Mr. Romero.
  
• 31. Jeffery exclaimed what a strange name that
  is!
• 32. Lauren asked Mr. Romero what a wombat is.
• 33. Its a marsupial, along with kangaroos,
  koalas, and wallabies piped up Joshua.