Using quotation marks with commas and periods: Grade 4 examples

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 💬 Quotation Marks: Used to show someone is speaking or to highlight a specific word or phrase.
• ✍️ Commas: Usually go *inside* the quotation marks when they are used to separate a quote from the rest of the sentence.
• 🛑 Periods: Also usually go *inside* the quotation marks at the end of a sentence.
• 📝 Example: "I love to read," said Emily, "especially adventure stories."
• 💡 Tip: Remember to place the comma or period inside the quotation marks to keep your writing clear and correct!

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences uses commas and periods with quotation marks correctly?
   1. "Let's go to the park" she said.
   2. "Let's go to the park," she said.
   3. "Let's go to the park", she said.
   4. "Let's go to the park", she said."
2. Where does the comma usually go when using quotation marks?
   1. Outside the quotation marks.
   2. Inside the quotation marks.
   3. It doesn't matter.
   4. Only at the end of the sentence.
3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
   1. He asked, "Are we there yet?"
   2. He asked, "Are we there yet"?.
   3. He asked "Are we there yet?".
   4. He asked "Are we there yet?"
4. What is the purpose of quotation marks?
   1. To show excitement.
   2. To indicate a question.
   3. To show someone is speaking.
   4. To emphasize a noun.
5. Choose the sentence with correct punctuation:
   1. "I want ice cream" she exclaimed!
   2. "I want ice cream!" she exclaimed.
   3. "I want ice cream!", she exclaimed.
   4. I want ice cream! she exclaimed.
6. Which of these sentences has the period in the correct place?
   1. She said, "The book was great.".
   2. She said, "The book was great".
   3. She said. "The book was great."
   4. She said, "The book was great."
7. Which sentence demonstrates the proper use of both commas and periods with quotation marks?
   1. "It's time for lunch" said the teacher.
   2. "It's time for lunch", said the teacher.
   3. "It's time for lunch," said the teacher.
   4. It's time for lunch, said the teacher.