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Exercise: Punctuation: Quotation marks with other punctuation (autoscored)

In each of the following pairs, select the sentence that correctly uses quotation marks with other punctuation.

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Martin announced, “I published my first poem; I’m a poet!”

Martin announced, “I published my first poem; I’m a poet”!

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“These days,” he observed, “few people stick with one job for their entire working lives, and I don’t want to be one of them.”

“These days”, he observed, “few people stick with one job for their entire working lives, and I don’t want to be one of them”.

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Martin has tried other careers and has even written advertising jingles, including the unheard gems “Scrub That Toilet Clean”, “Tuna Tuna Yum Yum”, and “The Minute Rice Minute Waltz”, but he has not sold any songs yet.

Martin has tried other careers and has even written advertising jingles, including the unheard gems “Scrub That Toilet Clean,” “Tuna Tuna Yum Yum,” and “The Minute Rice Minute Waltz,” but he has not sold any songs yet.

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Martin’s mother loved “Tuna Tuna Yum Yum;” she asked everyone she knew, “Why don’t those tuna companies recognize a catchy song when they hear one?”

Martin’s mother loved “Tuna Tuna Yum Yum”; she asked everyone she knew, “Why don’t those tuna companies recognize a catchy song when they hear one?”

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After the failure of his songwriting career, Martin’s aunt said, “Come work in the office at my secretarial school.”

After the failure of his songwriting career, Martin’s aunt said, “Come work in the office at my secretarial school”.

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Why did Martin accept that job when he told everyone he knew, “Working in an office is my idea of a wasted life?”

Why did Martin accept that job when he told everyone he knew, “Working in an office is my idea of a wasted life”?

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Martin’s poem “Daydream”, an ode to the time he spent not working at his office, was published in a small literary journal.

Martin’s poem “Daydream,” an ode to the time he spent not working at his office, was published in a small literary journal.

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One critic wrote, “‘Daydream’ is a lovely poem that shows the author’s feel for the language and his emotional depth”.

One critic wrote, “‘Daydream’ is a lovely poem that shows the author’s feel for the language and his emotional depth.”

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“How about that”! Martin laughed. “I have emotional depth!”

“How about that!” Martin laughed. “I have emotional depth!”

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Martin’s mother announced, “I suppose this literary success means that you’ll find your own apartment soon;” however, she was delighted that his talents were finally being recognized.

Martin’s mother announced, “I suppose this literary success means that you’ll find your own apartment soon”; however, she was delighted that his talents were finally being recognized.