Punctuating Direct Quotations

The following sentences contain errors in the use of quotation marks. Identify the answer choice that corrects the error(s).

For help with this exercise, see section 28b of Focus on Reading and Writing.

  1. Question

    James Cox once said “had things gone a bit differently, the game could easily have turned out differently”.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  2. Question

    Murder she wrote.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  3. Question

    The doctor will see you now, the receptionist said.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  4. Question

    The short story is called Love Is a Word.

    A.
    B.
    C.

  5. Question

    The poem is called, “The Road Not Taken.”

    A.
    B.
    C.