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Punctuation 1

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5 questions

Note from the author:

Put quotation marks around the exact words a speaker says. Remember to always use quotation marks in pairs. For example: 

"I didn't see the other car coming," said the dazed passenger. 

Instructions

Put quotation marks around the exact words a speaker says. Remember to always use quotation marks in pairs. For example: 

"I didn't see the other car coming," said the dazed passenger. 

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Question 1

1.

Which quote is written correctly?

"I was taken completely by surprise," said the driver of the beige van that was hit. 

I was taken completely by surprise," said the driver of the beige van that was hit. 

I was taken completely by surprise, "said the driver of the beige van that was hit."

Question 2

2.

Which quote is written correctly?

That was the weirdest thing I ever saw, chimed in an eye witness. 

That was the weirdest thing I ever saw, "chimed in an eye witness."

"That was the weirdest thing I ever saw," chimed in an eye witness. 

Question 3

3.

Which quote is written correctly?

You know, the witness continued, "that van could have ended up smashing into me."

You know, "the witness continued," that van could have ended up smashing into me.

"You know," the witness continued, "that van could have ended up smashing into me."

Question 4

4.

"He tried to maneuver around the briefcase in the highway, but he completely lost control of the van," another witness said.
"A police lieutenant reported," None of the injuries appear to be serious.
Our decision was to take three people to the hospital, she said, "but only as a precaution."
"The suspect in the van has been apprehended," stated the police lieutenant.

Correct
Incorrect

Question 5

5.

Write three sentences using quotation marks correctly and these three spelling words: completely, perfume, and thirtieth.