Punctuation With Quotation Marks

10 Questions | By Fcmichae | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 290

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This quiz will test your knowledge of when and where to put punctuation when using quotation marks. (English rules are used throughout)

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1.

This sentence has no grammar errors; true or false? My father always said, "Be careful what you wish for."
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

There are no grammar errors in this phrase, true or false? The sign said, "Walk". Then it said, "Don't Walk," then, "Walk", all within thirty seconds.He yelled, "Hurry up.“
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Select the statements that are free of grammar errors.
- A.
  
  Phillip asked, "Do you need this book?"
- B.
  
  I think he said, "Go to bed"!
- C.
  
  Does Dr. Lim always say to her students, "You must work harder"?
4.

Is the following statement grammatically error free, true or false?"Didn't he ask, 'What did we do, who preceded you?' ?" queried Johnson.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Is the following statement grammatically error free, true or false?Wasn't it Malcolm X who declared, "Why, that's the most hypocritical government since the world began!"?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Is the following sentence free of grammar errors, true or false?“Ode to Ants”: A Moving and Insightful Song
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Is the following statement grammatically error free, true or false?Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." (Wordsworth 263)
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Is the following statement grammatically error free, true or false?"What do you mean, "What do I mean?" "
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Is the following statement grammatically error free, true or false? Are you sure he said, “Did Dan cry, ‘Take out the trash!’ "?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

The difference between American English and British English with regards to quotation marks is...
- A.
  
  American English has more definitive rules
- B.
  
  British English has more definitive rules
- C.
  
  There is no difference between the two
- D.
  
  I have no idea!