Grammar: Quiz: Uses of Quotation Marks

Quiz: Uses of Quotation Marks

1. Complete the following statement: Quotation marks are used to ________

a. enclose the complete predicate in a compound-complex sentence.

b. indicate that the writer has used written material from another source or direct speech.

c. indicate a command or show strong emotion in an imperative sentence.

2. Complete the following statement: Quotation marks should be placed ________

a. at the beginning and end of a direct quotation from a speaker.

b. at the beginning and end of a partial quotation.

c. Both a and b

3. Complete this statement: In a double-spaced paper, a quotation that is longer than five lines should be ________

a. double-spaced, indented, and enclosed with quotation marks.

b. preceded by a colon, single spaced, and indented.

c. preceded by a colon, indented, and enclosed with quotation marks.

4. A direct quotation consists of:

a. the exact words of a speaker or speakers.

b. words the writer has taken from another source.

c. Both a and b

5. Which example shows a direct quotation?

a. Paula says she's at least two weeks behind in the readings for our music theory class.

b. She's at least two weeks behind in the readings for our music theory class, according to Paula.

c. Neither a nor b.

6. Which example shows CORRECT punctuation of a quotation within a quotation?

a. The debate coach said to the class, “Today we will discuss and debate the expression, 'Live by the sword; die by the sword.'”

b. The debate coach said to the class, “Today we will discuss and debate the expression, Live by the sword; die by the sword.”

c. The debate coach said to the class, 'Today we will discuss and debate the expression, “Live by the sword; die by the sword.””

7. Which statement is FALSE?

a. Quotation marks are used to indicate the offensive words you are using were spoken by someone else.

b. Quotation marks are used to enclose a nickname that is written as part of a formal name.

c. Quotation marks are used to enclose offensive words, indicating the mood of the speaker.

8. I want to introduce you to my cousin William Allen McElroy, but we call him Willie.

a. I want to introduce you to my cousin William Allen McElroy, but we call him “Willie.”

b. I want to introduce you to my cousin William “Allen” McElroy, but we call him Willie.

c. I want to introduce you to my cousin “William Allen McElroy,” but we call him Willie.