Subskill # 9.5
Capitalization/Quotations II
The capitalization and quotations have been removed from the following
sentences. Look at the list and choose the sentence that is written correctly.
1. remember, aristotle said, all
men by nature desire
knowledge, so go to school I
yelled.
a. Remember, Aristotle said,
‘All men by nature desire
knowledge,’ so go to school!
I yelled.
b. “Remember, Aristotle said,
‘All men by nature desire
knowledge,’ so go to
school!” I yelled.
c. “Remember, Aristotle said,
‘all men by nature desire
knowledge,’ so go to
school!” I yelled.
d. “Remember, Aristotle said,
‘all men by nature desire
knowledge,’ so go to school!
I yelled.”
2. people often confuse the
meanings of words that sound
alike, such as allusion and
illusion
a. People often confuse the
meanings of words that
sound alike, such as
“Allusion” and “Illusion.”
b. People often confuse the
meanings of words that
sound alike, such as allusion
and illusion.
c. People often confuse the
meanings of words that
sound alike, such as
“allusion and illusion”.
d. People often confuse the
meanings of words that
sound alike, such as
“allusion” and “illusion.”
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3. euripides said who so neglects
learning in his youth, loses the
past and is dead for the future
so college is not out of the
question
a. “Euripides said, ‘Who so
neglects learning in his
youth, loses the past and is
dead for the future,’ so
college is not out of the
question!”
b. Euripides said, “who so
neglects learning in his
youth, loses the past and is
dead for the future, so
college is NOT out of the
question!”
c. Euripides said “Who so
neglects learning in his
youth, Loses the past and is
dead for the future so
college is NOT out of the
question!”
d. Euripides said, “Who so
neglects learning in his
youth,” ”Loses the past and
is dead for the future.” so
college is NOT out of the
question!
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Subskill # 9.5
Capitalization/Quotations II
4. stop associating with those
girls. aesop said long ago
better be wise by the
misfortunes of others than by
your own, and he was right!
a. stop associating with those
girls. Aesop said long ago
better be wise by the
misfortunes of others than
by your own, and he was
right!
b. “Stop associating with those
girls! Aesop said long ago,
‘Better be wise by the
misfortunes of others than
by your own,’ and he was
right!”
c. “Stop associating with those
girls. Aesop said long ago
better be wise by the
misfortunes of others than
by your own, and he was
right!”
d. Stop associating with those
girls. “Aesop said long ago
better be wise by the
misfortunes of others than
by your own,” and he was
right!
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5. the teacher asked the class
what do you think peter piper
picked a peck of pickled
peppers means
a. The teacher asked the class
what do you think, “Peter
piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers,” means?
b. The teacher asked the class,
“What do you think peter
piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers means?”
c. The teacher asked the class,
“What do you think, ‘Peter
piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers,’ means?”
d. The teacher asked the class
what do you think peter
piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers means?
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Subskill # 9.5
Capitalization/Quotations II
Read the following excerpt from Stephen King’s The Green Mile (pgs. 46-51) and
look at the numbered underlined parts. Choose the answer that has the correct
capitalization and quotation marks.
6) You came up here to see if I think he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it? Fess up, Edgecombe.
7) I swallowed the last of my cold drink, put the bottle down on the little table and said:
well? do you? 8) Kids! he called down the hill, leaning forward a little in his chair to do it.
y’all come on up here now n get your cookies! 9) Then he leaned back in his chair again
and looked at me. That little smile—the one I didn’t care much for—had reappeared. 10)
Tell you something, he said. you want to listen close, too, because this might just be
something you need to know. 11) I’m listening. We had us a dog named sir galahad, he
said, and cocked a thumb at the doghouse. 12) a good dog. no particular breed, but gentle,
he said. 13) calm. ready to lick your hand or fetch a stick. There are plenty of mongrel dogs
like him, wouldn’t you say? . . . 14) Since I don’t have to spend the afternoon in court, I
thought I might visit with my family for a little bit. A man’s children are only young once.
You go ahead, I said. 15) My lips felt numb and distant. and thank you for your time. don’t
mention it, he said.
6.
a. “You came up here to see if I think
he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it?
‘Fess up,’ Edgecombe.”
b. You came up here to see if I think
he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it?
‘Fess up,’ Edgecombe.
c. “You came up here to see if I think
he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it?
‘fess up,’ Edgecombe.”
d. “You came up here to see if I think
he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it?
fess up, Edgecombe.”
7.
a. “I swallowed the last of my cold
drink, put the bottle down on the
little table,” and said: “Well? Do
you?”
b. I swallowed the last of my cold
drink, put the bottle down on the
little table and said: Well? Do you?
c. “I swallowed the last of my cold
drink, put the bottle down on the
little table and said: Well? Do
you?”
d. I swallowed the last of my cold
drink, put the bottle down on the
little table and said: “Well? Do
you?”
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8.
a. Kids! he called down the hill,
leaning forward a little in his chair
to do it. “y’all come on up here
now n get your cookies!”
b. “Kids!” he called down the hill,
leaning forward a little in his chair
to do it. Y’all come on up here now
n get your cookies!
c. “Kids! he called down the hill,
leaning forward a little in his chair
to do it.” Y’all come on up here
now n get your cookies!
d. “Kids!” he called down the hill,
leaning forward a little in his chair
to do it. “Y’all come on up here
now n get your cookies!”
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Subskill # 9.5
Capitalization/Quotations II
9.
11.
a. “Then he leaned back in his chair
again and looked at me.” That little
smile—the one I didn’t care much
for—had reappeared.
b. Then he leaned back in his chair
again and looked at me. That little
smile—the one I didn’t care much
for—had reappeared.
c. Then he leaned back in his chair
again and looked at me. “That little
smile—the one I didn’t care much
for”—had reappeared.
d. Then he leaned back in his chair
again and looked at me. “That little
smile—the one I didn’t care much
for”—“Had reappeared.”
a. I’m listening. “We had us a dog
named Sir Galahad,” he said, and
cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
b. “I’m listening.” We had us a dog
named Sir Galahad, he said, and
cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
c. “I’m listening.” “We had us a dog
named Sir Galahad,” he said, and
cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
d. I’m listening. We had us a dog
named Sir Galahad, he said, and
cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
12.
a. A good dog. No particular breed,
but gentle, he said.
b. “A good dog. no particular breed,
but gentle, he said.”
c. “A good dog. No particular breed,
but gentle,” he said.
d. “A good dog. no particular breed,
but gentle,” he said.
10.
a. “Tell you something,” he said. “You
want to listen close, too, because
this might just be something you
need to know.”
b. “Tell you something,” he said. You
want to listen close, too, because
this might just be something you
need to know.
c. “Tell you something, he said. You
want to listen close, too, because
this might just be something you
need to know.”
d. “Tell you something,” he said. you
want to listen close, too, “Because
this might just be something you
need to know.”
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13.
a. “Calm. Ready to lick your hand or
fetch a stick. There are plenty of
mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t
you say?”
b. “Calm.” Ready to lick your hand or
fetch a stick. There are plenty of
mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t
you say?”
c. “Calm. Ready to lick your hand or
fetch a stick”. There are plenty of
mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t
you say?”
d. “Calm. Ready to lick your hand or
fetch a stick.” “There are plenty of
mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t
you say?”
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Subskill # 9.5
Capitalization/Quotations II
14.
15.
a. Since I don’t have to spend the
afternoon in court, I thought I
might visit with my family for a
little bit. A man’s children are only
young once. “You go ahead,” I
said.
b. ”Since I don’t have to spend the
afternoon in court, I thought I
might visit with my family for a
little bit. A man’s children are only
young once.” You go ahead, I said.
c. ”Since I don’t have to spend the
afternoon in court, I thought I
might visit with my family for a
little bit. A man’s children are only
young once. You go ahead, I said.”
d. ”Since I don’t have to spend the
afternoon in court, I thought I
might visit with my family for a
little bit. A man’s children are only
young once.” “You go ahead,” I
said.
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a. My lips felt numb and distant. “And
thank you for your time. Don’t
mention it,” he said.
b. My lips felt numb and distant. “And
thank you for your time.” “Don’t
mention it,” he said.
c. My lips felt numb and distant. And
thank you for your time. “Don’t
mention it,” he said.
d. “My lips felt numb and distant. And
thank you for your time. Don’t
mention it,” he said.
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Subskill # 9.5
Capitalization/Quotations II
Answer Key
1.
B
2.
D
3.
A
4.
B
5.
C
6.
A
7.
D
8.
D
9.
B
10.
A
11.
C
12.
C
13.
A
14.
D
15.
B
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