Quotation Marks Worksheets - Free Printable

It looks like you've uploaded an image of a worksheet titled "Quotation Marks" with 10 sentences. The task is to determine whether each sentence uses quotation marks correctly. If the sentence is correct, you check it with a green checkmark (✓); if incorrect, you mark it with a red X (✗).

Here's the breakdown of each sentence and whether the quotation marks are used correctly:

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1. I want a puppy, said Susan.

- ✘ Incorrect
- Explanation: When a quote is followed by a dialogue tag (e.g., "said Susan"), the punctuation should be inside the quotation marks. It should be:
→ *"I want a puppy," said Susan.*

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2. Annie said they had five guinea pigs.

- ✔ Correct
- Explanation: This sentence does not contain any direct speech, so no quotation marks are needed. The sentence is correctly written.

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3. "Can't clean a pencil?" She said.

- ✘ Incorrect
- Explanation: The dialogue tag ("She said") comes after the quote, but the period should go inside the quotation marks because it's part of the quoted sentence. Also, the capitalization is off. It should be:
→ *"Can't clean a pencil?" she said.*
(Note: "she" is lowercase because it follows a quote ending with a question mark.)

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4. "Music is better than, Get up! Don't bother."

- ✘ Incorrect
- Explanation: The sentence has two separate quotes or phrases, but they're combined incorrectly. Also, "Get up!" is a command that should be in its own quotation mark. It’s unclear what is being quoted here. Likely intended as:
→ *"Music is better than 'Get up! Don't bother.'"*
But even then, the structure is awkward. As written, it’s not properly punctuated.

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5. "Piano," Pete said, "That's a nice update."

- ✘ Incorrect
- Explanation: When a speaker interrupts a quote, the punctuation must be placed correctly. The second quote should not start with a capital letter unless it's a new sentence. Also, the comma placement is off. Correct version:
→ *"Piano," Pete said, "that's a nice update."*
(Note: "that's" starts with lowercase because it's a continuation of the same sentence.)

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6. That machine could they didn't have any homework.

- ✘ Incorrect
- Explanation: This sentence is grammatically flawed and lacks quotation marks where needed. It seems to be missing a quote. Possibly meant to be:
→ *"That machine could they didn't have any homework,"* — but this still doesn’t make sense. Likely a typo or error in the original. Without proper context, it's incorrect.

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7. Everyone should get married, the woman advised.

- ✔ Correct
- Explanation: No direct quotation, just a reported statement. No quotation marks needed. Sentence is fine.

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8. Uncle Ted, "Who is he?"

- ✘ Incorrect
- Explanation: This is not a complete sentence. It appears to be a fragment. If it's meant to be a question from someone, it should be:
→ *"Uncle Ted," she asked, "who is he?"*
Or:
→ *"Who is he?" Uncle Ted asked.*
As written, it’s improperly structured.

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9. Uncle shook her hand. "Are you sure?"

- ✔ Correct
- Explanation: The quote is properly separated from the action. The question is correctly enclosed in quotation marks, and the punctuation is correct.

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10. "The two girls started to cry."

- ✔ Correct
- Explanation: The sentence is a complete quote with proper punctuation. The period is inside the quotation marks, which is correct.

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✔ Final Answers:

| # | Correct? | Reason |
|---|--------|--------|
| 1 | ✘ | Punctuation should be inside the quote |
| 2 | ✔ | No direct quote; correct |
| 3 | ✘ | Comma and capitalization issues |
| 4 | ✘ | Mixed quotes not properly formatted |
| 5 | ✘ | Capitalization and punctuation errors |
| 6 | ✘ | Grammatically incorrect, no clear quote |
| 7 | ✔ | No quote needed; correct |
| 8 | ✘ | Fragment; needs context |
| 9 | ✔ | Properly structured |
| 10 | ✔ | Correct use of quotation marks |

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