To solve this worksheet, we need to follow two steps for each sentence:
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Underline the exact words that the person spoke.
2.
Rewrite the sentence with quotation marks (`" "`) around those spoken words.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each problem:
1. These cookies are delicious, Ian said.
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Who is speaking? Ian.
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What did he say? "These cookies are delicious."
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Action: Underline *These cookies are delicious*. Add quotes.
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Result: "These cookies are delicious," Ian said.
2. When did you get here? Frank asked.
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Who is speaking? Frank.
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What did he say? "When did you get here?"
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Action: Underline *When did you get here?*. Add quotes.
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Result: "When did you get here?" Frank asked.
3. Did you put your dishes in the sink? Mom asked.
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Who is speaking? Mom.
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What did she say? "Did you put your dishes in the sink?"
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Action: Underline *Did you put your dishes in the sink?*. Add quotes.
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Result: "Did you put your dishes in the sink?" Mom asked.
4. When can we get together again? I said.
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Who is speaking? I (the narrator).
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What did they say? "When can we get together again?"
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Action: Underline *When can we get together again?*. Add quotes.
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Result: "When can we get together again?" I said.
5. When will this be over? the girls complained.
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Who is speaking? The girls.
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What did they say? "When will this be over?"
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Action: Underline *When will this be over?*. Add quotes.
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Result: "When will this be over?" the girls complained.
6. Here. Use my phone, my sister said.
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Who is speaking? My sister.
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What did she say? "Here. Use my phone."
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Action: Underline *Here. Use my phone*. Add quotes. Note: Since there are two sentences inside the quote, we put the closing quote after the period of the second sentence.
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Result: "Here. Use my phone," my sister said.
7. Put those cushions back on the sofa, Mom said.
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Who is speaking? Mom.
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What did she say? "Put those cushions back on the sofa."
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Action: Underline *Put those cushions back on the sofa*. Add quotes.
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Result: "Put those cushions back on the sofa," Mom said.
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Final Answer:
1.
"These cookies are delicious," Ian said.
2.
"When did you get here?" Frank asked.
3.
"Did you put your dishes in the sink?" Mom asked.
4.
"When can we get together again?" I said.
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"When will this be over?" the girls complained.
6.
"Here. Use my phone," my sister said.
7.
"Put those cushions back on the sofa," Mom said.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of quotation mark worksheet 2nd grade.
