Worksheet 2: Advanced Quotation Marks

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Worksheet 2: Advanced Quotation Marks

Name: _________________________   Date: _________________________

1. Interrupted Quotations

Punctuate the following sentences, which contain a quotation interrupted by a dialogue tag like "he said."

Original: I think he said that we should leave now.

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Original: The test she explained will cover the first three chapters.

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Original: Well he continued I'm not sure that's a good idea.

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2. Questions and Exclamations with Quotes

Add the correct punctuation (question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks) to the following sentences.

Original: Did she ask Are you coming with us

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Original: He shouted I won

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Original: The coach yelled Run faster

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Original: Have you read the poem Annabel Lee

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3. Quotes within Quotes

Rewrite the following sentence to correctly use single quotation marks for the quote inside the main quote.

Original: The teacher said, "My favorite line from the poem is, The woods are lovely, dark and deep."

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