Can You Really Identify Quotation Marks? Quiz
How skilled are you at English punctuation and quotations? Can you really identify quotation marks? Take this quiz to see. Quotation marks or inverted commas, often called quote marks or speech marks, are punctuation marks that are used in a phrase or quotation. You have to identify and correctly punctuate sentences using quotation marks. This includes the speaker's tag and interrupted quotations at the beginning and end of a sentence. Read the questions carefully and answer. Good luck!
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Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
- A.
"What if," my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"
- B.
What if my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"
- C.
"What if," my father worried "I can't find the car keys."
- D.
"Is it easier," "I asked", "for me to come to your house?"
Correct Answer
A. "What if," my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"Explanation
The correct answer is: "What if," my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?". This sentence correctly uses quotation marks to indicate the spoken words of the father and includes the appropriate punctuation marks within the quotation marks. The comma is placed before the closing quotation mark to separate the dialogue tag ("my father worried") from the spoken words.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
- A.
"Is it easier," I asked, "for me to come to your house?"
- B.
"Is it easier" I asked, "for me to come to your house?"
- C.
Is it easier, I asked, "for me to come to your house?"
Correct Answer
A. "Is it easier," I asked, "for me to come to your house?"Explanation
The correct answer is: "Is it easier," I asked, "for me to come to your house?" This sentence is correctly punctuated because the quotation marks are placed around the dialogue spoken by the speaker. The comma is used to separate the dialogue from the speaker's attribution, and the question mark is placed inside the quotation marks to indicate that the dialogue is a question.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
- A.
"Do you want to play baseball during recess," Bob asked.
- B.
"Do you want to play baseball during recess?" Bob asked.
- C.
"Do you want to play baseball during recess? Bob asked.
- D.
"Do you want to play baseball during recess?" "Bob asked".
Correct Answer
B. "Do you want to play baseball during recess?" Bob asked.Explanation
The quotation is correctly punctuated in the sentence "Do you want to play baseball during recess?" Bob asked. The question mark is placed inside the quotation marks, and the attribution is correctly separated with a comma.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
- A.
"This movie," Robin said "is really exciting."
- B.
"This movie" Robin said, "is really exciting."
- C.
"This movie," Robin said, "is really exciting."
- D.
"This movie," Robin said, is really exciting.
Correct Answer
C. "This movie," Robin said, "is really exciting."Explanation
The correct answer is ""This movie," Robin said, "is really exciting." This sentence is correctly punctuated because the quotation marks are placed around the spoken words of Robin, and the comma is used to separate the attribution from the quotation.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses quotation marks to indicate a direct quote within another direct quote?
- A.
The teacher announced, "The winning entry in the essay contest is 'The Power of Imagination,' written by Sarah."
- B.
My friend exclaimed, "I can't believe you just said, 'I don't like chocolate!'"
- C.
"The tour guide explained, 'This painting is titled "Starry Night" and was created by Vincent van Gogh.'"
- D.
"I overheard someone say, 'That movie was amazing!'," she whispered.
Correct Answer
B. My friend exclaimed, "I can't believe you just said, 'I don't like chocolate!'"Explanation
When you have a quotation within another quotation, use single quotation marks (' ') for the inner quotation. Option b) correctly demonstrates this by using singleuotes around 'I don't like chocolate!' which is a quote within the larger quote, "I can't believe you just said...". The other options either use double quotes throughout or misplace the single and double quotes.Rate this question:
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- 6.
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
- A.
Captain Lee said, "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
- B.
Captain Lee said, "my next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
- C.
Captain Lee said "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
- D.
"Captain Lee said", "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."
Correct Answer
A. Captain Lee said, "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas."Explanation
The correct answer is "Captain Lee said, 'My next voyage will be to the Bahamas.'" This sentence is correctly punctuated because the comma is used to separate the introductory phrase "Captain Lee said" from the quotation "My next voyage will be to the Bahamas." The quotation marks are also used correctly to indicate the spoken words of Captain Lee.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Choose the sentence in which the quotation is correctly punctuated.
- A.
Simone asked, "Did you just get home?"
- B.
Simone asked "Did you just get home?"
- C.
Simone asked, "did you just get home?"
- D.
Simone asked, Did you just get home?
Correct Answer
A. Simone asked, "Did you just get home?"Explanation
The correct answer is "Simone asked, "Did you just get home?"". This sentence is correctly punctuated because it uses quotation marks to indicate the direct speech and includes a comma before the closing quotation mark.Rate this question:
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- 8.
Where should the quotation marks be in this sentence? Do you want it now? I asked
- A.
"Do you want it now?" I asked.
- B.
"Do you want it now? I asked."
- C.
Do you want it now? "I asked."
- D.
“Do you want it” now? I asked.”
Correct Answer
A. "Do you want it now?" I asked.Explanation
The quotation marks should be placed around the direct speech, which is "Do you want it now?" since it is a question asked by the speaker. The correct answer option is ""Do you want it now?" I asked."Rate this question:
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- 9.
Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?
- A.
"The librarian said, "Please be quiet."
- B.
The librarian said, "Please be quiet".
- C.
The librarian said "Please be quiet."
- D.
"The librarian said," "Please be quiet."
Correct Answer
C. The librarian said "Please be quiet."Explanation
Quotation marks should enclose only the spoken words. Option c) correctly places the quotation marks around the direct speech ("Please be quiet.") and includes appropriate punctuation within the quotation marks. The other options have misplaced punctuation or unnecessary quotation marks.Rate this question:
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- 10.
Be patient, he said. It will soon be over. Where should the quotation marks be placed in this sentence?
- A.
"Be patient," he said. "It will soon be over."
- B.
Be patient, he said. "It will soon be over."
- C.
"Be patient, he said. It will soon be over."
- D.
"Be patient," he said. It will soon be over.
Correct Answer
A. "Be patient," he said. "It will soon be over."Explanation
The quotation marks should be placed around the spoken words, so the correct answer is: "Be patient," he said. "It will soon be over."Rate this question:
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