Italics and Quotation Marks: FORMATIVE
Learning Target 2 1
LEARNING TARGET 2:
Rule 3: Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation – a person’s exact words.
Rule 4: A direct quotation begins with a capital letter.
Rule 5: When a quoted sentence is divided into two parts by an interrupting expression such as he
said or Mother asked, the second part begins with a small (lower case) letter.
Rule 6: A direct quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence by commas or by a question mark
or an exclamation point.
Rule 7: Other marks of punctuation when used with quotation marks are placed according to the
following rules:
Rule 7A: Commas and periods are always placed inside closing quotation marks.
Rule 7B: Colons and semi-colons are always placed outside closing quotation marks.
Rule 7C: Question marks and exclamation points are placed inside the closing quotation
marks if the quotation is a question or an exclamation; otherwise they are placed outside.
DIRECTIONS:
If a sentence contains an indirect quotation, change it to a direct quotation, correctly punctuated. If a
sentence contains a direct quotation, change it to an indirect quotation, correctly punctuated. Check
your answers carefully. See board for examples.
1. When we planned our trip to Europe, Mother said, “Our stops should include some
castles.”
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2.
Our tour book says that Colchester Castle, built in 1080, is haunted.
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3. My little brother Mark asked whether the castles were haunted.
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RCSHS – ENG IIA - KMH
taken from Warriner’s English Composition and Grammar, Fourth Course,
Exercise 2, pg. 602-603.
Italics and Quotation Marks: FORMATIVE
Learning Target 2 1
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4. “No,” said Mother, “but we’ll stay close together so that you won’t be afraid.”
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5.
In England, Mark told Mother that he wanted to swim in a moat.
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RCSHS – ENG IIA - KMH
taken from Warriner’s English Composition and Grammar, Fourth Course,
Exercise 2, pg. 602-603.