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Quotationmarks are used

to show

someone’s exactwords.

The children said excitedly, “Let’s

get his autograph!”



1) Place a comma after the word that

lets you know the person is sayingsomething.

He said happily, “Lets go to Yankee

Stadium!”



Rule 2) Insert quotation marks before the

first word of the person’s exact words and

after the punctuation mark at the end of theperson’s last word.

The crowd exclaimed, “What an

amazing catch!”



Rule 3) Capitalize the first word of the

person’s exact words.

Caitlin screamed, “They are my

favorite team of all time!”



Rule 4) Periods, commas, exclamation

points, and question marks usually go

inside quotation marks.

“The Yankees are awesome,”

said Mr. K.

I asked, “How many World

Series did they win?”

“We are going to see the

Yankees today.”



Rule 4 EXTRA!?

Place a question mark or exclamation point within quotation

marks if the ? or ! applies to the what is being said. Place the ? or !

outside the closing quotation marks if the ? or ! applies to thewhole sentence.

Phillip asked, "Do you need this Yankee

jersey?"

(this is what Phillip asked – it is part of his quote)

Does Mr. K always say to his students, "Youmust love the Yankees"?

(this is what the sentence is asking – not Mr. K,

not part of his quote)



Rule 5) For SHORT works

• Short stories, poems, songs lectures, episodes of radio or television, chapters in a book, article

titles in a magazine or book.• “21 Guns” song

• “Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” (short story)

• “Teen Rescues Stranded Dolphin” (newspaper

article)



Remember!

• COMMA, QUOTE CAPITAL.

– He said, “When will The Yankees win the World Series?”

• USUALLY punctuation at the end of sentence goesinside the quotation marks.

• Who is asking the question – the speaker or the

sentence? – Did he say, “they are the greatest team ever”? very rare!

– He asked, “are they the greatest team ever?”



Show, Don’t Tell

• Telling: The girls were excited.



Show, Don’t Tell

• Showing: Giggles and screams filled the

arena. The soft curls were now damp with

perspiration and the anticipation of theevent. They held tight to each other in a

effort to contain themselves. Arms flailed

upward, and voices echoed in varyingtones. The moment was here. The Jonas

brothers took the stage.



YOU TRY

I am nervous.

He is angry.

The morning was beautiful.

Sitting at his desk, his jaw tightened. His eyes flashed heat waves at me. The words

erupted from his mouth, "I want to talk to you after class." The final hiss in his voice

warned me about his feelings.

My palms started to sweat. My eyes darted slowly from side to side, and I

hoped no one would see me as I took a quick glance at my neighbor's paper.

Behind the mountains, the sun peaked brightly, ready to start a new day. The blue sky

remained silent yet showed signs of sadness. The wind whispered through the trees as

the cheerful sun rose. The birds sang gently by my window as if they wanted to wakeme up.

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