English Grammar 101 - Lesson 5-25

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Q	uestion Marks versus Other Marks of Punctuation Lesson 5-25

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Prompt:	Commas and periods always go before (never after) the second set of quotation marks (American convention): "When I am rich," he muttered, "I will show them." Question marks and exclamation points may go before or after the second set of quotation marks — marks belonging to the quotation stay within the quotation marks: The teacher asked the student, "Where is your assignment?" And: Did you mark the letter "Confidential"?
Directions:	Quotation marks and other marks of punctuation, if necessary, have been correctly used in only one of the following paired sentences. Click to select the letter of the correct sentence (A or B) for each of the following paired sentences.

	1.	( A ) Father asked, "Where are you boys going?" ( B ) Father asked, "Where are you boys going"?
	2.	( A ) "What a beautiful day, she exclaimed!" ( B ) "What a beautiful day!" she exclaimed.
	3.	( A ) "Hold everything!" I shouted. ( B ) "Hold everything, I shouted."
	4.	( A ) Did they mark the package "Personal?" ( B ) Did they mark the package "Personal"?
	5.	( A ) "Can't you go to the game, he inquired"? ( B ) "Can't you go to the game?" he inquired.
	6.	( A ) I thought to myself, "Why can't I write like that"? ( B ) I thought to myself, "Why can't I write like that?"
	7.	( A ) "Wait for me!" he shouted as he ran to the bus. ( B ) "Wait for me, he shouted as he ran to the bus."
	8.	( A ) "All together," yelled the leader, "pull for all you're worth!" ( B ) "All together," yelled the leader, "pull for all you're worth"!
	9.	( A ) "Was that my last dollar, he moaned"? ( B ) "Was that my last dollar?" he moaned.
	10.	( A ) "Congratulations!" exclaimed Carl. "I knew that you would win!" ( B ) "Congratulations, exclaimed Carl. I knew that you would win"!
	11.	( A ) "Am I invited, asked Jane. If so, I'd love to go?" ( B ) "Am I invited?" asked Jane. "If so, I'd love to go."
	12.	( A ) "I know you don't have the answer now," he said, "but will you let me know when you do?" ( B ) "I know you don't have the answer now, he said, but will you let me know when you do"?
	13.	( A ) "Nonsense!" shouted grandpa. ( B ) "Nonsense, shouted grandpa!"
	14.	( A ) "No, declared Jonathan, I want to go fishing." ( B ) "No!" declared Jonathan, "I want to go fishing."
	15.	( A ) She questioned, Are you a "philanthropist?" ( B ) She questioned, "Are you a 'philanthropist'?"
	16.	( A ) Her exact words were, "Mark the package 'Confidential' before you mail it." ( B ) "Her exact words were, Mark the package Confidential before you mail it."
	17.	( A ) "He shouted, It's going to rain"! ( B ) He shouted, "It's going to rain!"
	18.	( A ) "She asked, Is it going to rain hard"? ( B ) She asked, "Is it going to rain hard?"
	19.	( A ) "Very well, I'll take out the garbage," said Pedro. ( B ) "Very well, I'll take out the garbage, said Pedro."
	20.	( A ) "He became philosophical when he said, That's just another bridge to cross!" ( B ) He became philosophical when he said, "That's just another bridge to cross!"