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Quotation Marks: Lesson 3

Notice that quotation marks have a right half and a left half. There will always be a mark of punctuation directly before the right half of the quotation. If it is the end of the sentence, there will be one of the following: period, question mark, or exclamation point. If it is not the end of the sentence, but only the end of the quotation, there will be a comma.

In the following sentences, add commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points in the correct places. There will be two punctuation marks in each sentence.

1. "The fire truck is on its way " she exclaimed

2. "Do you sing in the choir " Mildred asked

3. Taneshia said   "I have searched my purse for my keys and can't find them "

4. Lonnie wondered   "How much does it cost to rent an apartment "

5. "I attend the Adult Studies program at Florida Community College " explained Danny

6. When the patient was brought into the emergency room   Dr. Simber gasped   "We must operate at once "

7. "I will not marry you until we have dated for at least two years " replied Valerie.