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EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks

EXERCISE 20–1Quotation marks

In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

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Example

1 of 10

My commanding officer said, “If we wanted you to have children, we would have issued them to you”.

My commanding officer said, “If we wanted you to have children, we would have issued them to you.”

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 1 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

2 of 10

As Emerson wrote in 1849, “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”

As Emerson wrote in 1849: “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 2 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

3 of 10

Andrew Marvell’s most famous poem, “To His Coy Mistress,” is a tightly structured argument.

Andrew Marvell’s most famous poem, To His Coy Mistress, is a tightly structured argument.

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 3 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

4 of 10

Joan was a self-proclaimed “rabid Blue Jays fan”; she went to every home game and even flew to Atlanta for the World Series.

Joan was a self-proclaimed rabid Blue Jays fan; she went to every home game and even flew to Atlanta for the World Series.

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 4 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

5 of 10

The dispatcher’s voice cut through the still night air: “Scout 41, robbery in progress, alley rear of 58th and Blaine.”

The dispatcher’s voice cut through the still night air, “Scout 41, robbery in progress, alley rear of 58th and Blaine.”

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 5 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

6 of 10

Historians Segal and Stineback point out that the English settlers considered epidemics “the hand of God making room for His followers in the “New World”.”

Historians Segal and Stineback point out that the English settlers considered epidemics “the hand of God making room for His followers in the ‘New World.’”

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 6 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

7 of 10

As for the advertisement “Sailors have more fun”, if you consider chipping paint and swabbing decks fun, then you will have plenty of it.

As for the advertisement “Sailors have more fun,” if you consider chipping paint and swabbing decks fun, then you will have plenty of it.

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 7 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

8 of 10

Senator Andrews replied, “Have you ever heard the words to ‘America, the Beautiful,’ Alice?”

Senator Andrews replied, “Have you ever heard the words to ‘America, the Beautiful,’ Alice”?

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 8 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

9 of 10

Stephen Leacock once said “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”

Stephen Leacock once said, “I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.”

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 9 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.

10 of 10

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing,” quipped Phyllis Diller “is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.”

”Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing,” quipped Phyllis Diller, “is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.”

EXERCISE 20–1 Quotation marks - 10 of 10: In each pair, click on the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly with other punctuation.