Punctuation Year 9 - Tara Moloney | Library | Formative

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Match the incorrect sentence with its correct form

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
“Hello there he greeted.”		"Hello there," he greeted.
"Have a nice day"! Sarah exclaimed		"Have a nice day!" Sarah exclaimed.
She said, 'I'm going home'		She said, "I'm going home."

Match the sentence with the proper use of quotation marks

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
“Hello there he greeted.”		"Hello there," he greeted.
"Have a nice day"! Sarah exclaimed		"Have a nice day!" Sarah exclaimed.
She said, 'I'm going home'		She said, "I'm going home."

Choose the phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
"You must be joking," ... she said		"It's a beautiful day," he thought to himself.
"It's a beautiful day," ... he thought.		Katie cried, "Can't you see it's over," with a broken heart.
Katie cried, "Can't you see it's over," ...		"You must be joking," she said with disbelief.

Correct the sentence with misplaced punctuation in dialogue.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
"Sorry I'm late, "John apologized.		"Sorry, I'm late," John apologized.
"This is awesome!"exclaimed Sam.		"This is awesome!" Exclaimed Sam.
"I don't care!"screamed Lily.		"I don't care!" Screamed Lily.