Flying Through Quotation Marks

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Flying Through Quotation Marks
By Peggy Britt
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Quotation marks are used to show someones exact
words.
The children said excitedly, Lets ride on the
Jungle Cruise!
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Quotation Mark Rules
1) Place a comma after the word that lets you
know the person is saying something.
Mickey said happily, Come visit Disney World!
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Rule 2) Insert quotation marks before the first
word of the persons exact words and after the
punctuation mark at the end of the persons last
word.
The crowd exclaimed, What a wonderful parade!
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Rule 3) Capitalize the first word of the persons
exact words.
Caitlyn screamed, Goofy, this is a blast!
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Can you find the mistakes in Mickeys quotation?
Mickey said, Come see me at Disney World!
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Mickey said, Come see me at Disney World.
Yeah, great job, you did it!