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QUOTATION MARKS

QUOTATION MARKS. Created By: Laura Turnbow. What Are They?. Quotation marks are used to let the reader know when someone is speaking in a book They let you know what they said and who said it. Examples. “ I don’t want to clean my room , ” said Emily.

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QUOTATION MARKS

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  1. QUOTATION MARKS Created By: Laura Turnbow

  2. What Are They? • Quotation marks are used to let the reader know when someone is speaking in a book • They let you know what they said and who said it

  3. Examples “I don’t want to clean my room,” said Emily. “You have to clean it or you won’t be able to go out and play,” scolded her mom. “Ok, I’ll go do it right now,”sighed Emily.

  4. Rules For Using Quotation Marks • They only go around what the person is saying • You have to put them at the beginning and at the end of what was said • You need to note afterwards who said it • Use a comma, period, question mark, or exclamation mark before the last quotation mark

  5. Let’s Practice Together • Is this sentence correct? “ Will you eat pizza for lunch?” asked Eric. YES NO

  6. More Practice • Is this sentence correct? You can’t sit next to me,” said Sonya. YES NO

  7. PRACTICE • Is this sentence correct? “I can’t believe I got a 100 on that test!” screamed Jack. YES NO

  8. PRACTICE • Is this sentence correct? “Would you like to go out to dinner ” asked Steven. YES NO

  9. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT • Is this sentence correct? “What time is it? asked Chris.” YES NO

  10. Is this sentence correct? We are going to leave for the movies in five minutes said Amy. YES NO

  11. ACTIVITY 1 Use your sentence strip and macaroni noodles to create your own sentence. The macaroni are your quotation marks. Glue them down in the correct place.

  12. ACTIVITY 2 Create a comic strip with conversation bubbles. Have your characters talk and use quotation marks. “I want to play outside,” said Jack. “Hi,” said Jack. “Would you like to play too?” asked Jack.

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