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Quotation Mark Practice
Place the quotation marks and the correct punctuation where needed in the following sentences.
1.
Jenny said
,
"
I'm ready
."
2. Bill asked
, "
Where are you going
?"
3. The article in the newspaper was entitled
"
How to Avoid Mail Fraud
."
4. Did John actually say
"
I'm dropping my class
"?
5. The second chapter in the biology book
is entitled
"
The Function of the Cell
."
6.
"
I will be there
,"
she replied,
"
but I'll be a little late
."
7.
"
Please
,"
begged the child
, "
tell
me a story
."
8. Did she ask
, "
Who wants to go with me
"?
9.
"
If you want to go
,"
she cautioned
, "
you must be here by 7:00
."
10. Joan asked
, "
How much
longer do I have to wait
?"
11.
"
There was nobody there
,"
she responded
, "
so I left
."
12. Dave yelled
, "
stop
"
just in time to stop the child from walking into the street
.
13. He sighed and said
, "
Finally, we can leave
."
14.
"
I know all the words to
the Star Spangled Banner
,"
she replied
.
15.
"
I'll see you at the meeting tonight
,"
Susan said
.
16.
"
We can leave tonight
,"
she replied
, "
or we can
wait until tomorrow
."
17.
"
What time are you coming
?"
Jane asked
.
18. She responded
, "
The Wasteland is the saddest poem
."
19. Did he say
, "
Make sure you're home by midnight
"?
20. She said
, "
Remember to bring the bread
,"
however
,
he did forget
.
21.
"
Read the chapter carefully
,"
the professor said
, "
or you will be lost during the next lecture
."
22.
"
Has he already gone
?"
she asked
.
23. Joan
suggested
, "
Let's go ice skating
,"
however, she had forgotten about John's broken ankle
.
24. The announcer yelled
, "
It's a home run
!"
25.
"
When does the movie start
?"
she asked
.
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