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Punctuating quotations in essays

9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.9-10.2, W.9-10.8 · England: GCSE English Literature (embedding quotations), GCSE English Language (SPaG)

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  1. Question 1

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal." • The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal. • The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal". • The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

    • A. The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal."
    • B. The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal.
    • C. The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal".
    • D. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

  2. Question 2

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.

    • A. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt.
    • B. Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt.
    • C. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.
    • D. Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The poem ends with the line, and the river kept on running. • The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running." • The poem ends with the line "And the river kept on running". • The poem ends, with the line "and the river kept on running."

    • A. The poem ends with the line, and the river kept on running.
    • B. The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running."
    • C. The poem ends with the line "And the river kept on running".
    • D. The poem ends, with the line "and the river kept on running."

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.

    • A. Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt.
    • B. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt.
    • C. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.
    • D. Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal. • The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal". • The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal." • The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

    • A. The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal.
    • B. The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal".
    • C. The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal."
    • D. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

  6. Question 6

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming. • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming." • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

    • A. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • B. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.
    • C. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."
    • D. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  7. Question 7

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming. • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."

    • A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."
    • B. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.
    • C. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • D. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."

  8. Question 8

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.

    • A. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.
    • B. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt.
    • C. Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt.
    • D. Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.

  9. Question 9

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming." • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming. • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

    • A. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • B. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."
    • C. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.
    • D. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  10. Question 10

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The poem ends with the line "And the river kept on running". • The poem ends, with the line "and the river kept on running." • The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running." • The poem ends with the line, and the river kept on running.

    • A. The poem ends with the line "And the river kept on running".
    • B. The poem ends, with the line "and the river kept on running."
    • C. The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running."
    • D. The poem ends with the line, and the river kept on running.

  11. Question 11

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming." • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.

    • A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."
    • B. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • C. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."
    • D. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.

  12. Question 12

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal." • The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal". • The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal." • The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal.

    • A. The narrator describes the sea as, "a restless grey animal."
    • B. The narrator describes the sea as "A restless grey animal".
    • C. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."
    • D. The narrator describes the sea as: a restless grey animal.

  13. Question 13

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming. • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."

    • A. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.
    • B. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • C. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."
    • D. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."

  14. Question 14

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming. • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."

    • A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."
    • B. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • C. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.
    • D. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."

  15. Question 15

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt. • Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt. • Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt.

    • A. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.
    • B. Macbeth's words: "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal, his guilt.
    • C. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind," reveal his guilt.
    • D. Macbeth's words, full of scorpions is my mind, reveal his guilt.

  16. Question 16

    Which sentence embeds the quotation correctly? • The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming." • The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming." • The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.

    • A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."
    • B. The writer states: The evidence is "overwhelming."
    • C. The writer states "the evidence is overwhelming."
    • D. The writer states, the evidence is overwhelming.

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Answer key: Punctuating quotations in essays

  1. 1. D. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

  2. 2. C. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.

  3. 3. B. The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running."

  4. 4. C. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.

  5. 5. D. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

  6. 6. D. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  7. 7. A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  8. 8. A. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.

  9. 9. D. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  10. 10. C. The poem ends with the line "and the river kept on running."

  11. 11. A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  12. 12. C. The narrator describes the sea as "a restless grey animal."

  13. 13. C. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  14. 14. A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."

  15. 15. A. Macbeth's words "full of scorpions is my mind" reveal his guilt.

  16. 16. A. The writer states: "The evidence is overwhelming."