Quotation Marks Review B

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1 for CHAPTER 24: PUNCTUATION pages Quotation Marks Review B Use quotation marks and paragraph breaks correctly to enclose direct quotations in dialogue and to enclose titles and subtitles of short works. EXAMPLES One of my favorite short stories is A Rose for Emily, by William Faulkner. Who said, We have nothing to fear but fear itself? asked the teacher. EXERCISE In the following sentences, add quotation marks or single quotation marks where necessary. Also, circle any incorrectly used capital and lowercase letters. Example 1. Christopher asked, have you ever read Rudyard Kipling s short story Rikkitikki-tavi? 1. In today s paper is an article titled, believe it or not, Man Bites Dog. 2. Please turn to chapter nine of your history book, The Rise of the Greek City-States. 3. Jorge asked, did you enjoy the play? 4. I wonder who was the first to say The check is in the mail? 5. Many people know the song America the Beautiful; not many people know who wrote it. 6. Let s sing Row, Row, Row Your Boat, everybody! 7. After his dog died, Ronald wrote an essay titled In Memory of a Friend. 8. Do you know the poem Easter 1916? 9. I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country: These are the last words of Nathan Hale, a hero of the American Revolution. 10. Cole Porter wrote such memorable songs as Night and Day and I Get a Kick out of You. 11. Be careful with that pottery! said Patrick. 12. Then Mary told me, Watch out for the cat! said Lauryn. 13. At the concert tonight, said Tranh, will the band be performing The Washington Post March? 14. The three short stories Araby, Ivy Day in the Committee Room, and The Dead appear in James Joyce s book Dubliners, said Mrs. Giltner. 15. The last thing my mother said to me was, What time will you be home? said Karen. 16. I hope to see Patrick tonight, said Terry, but he s got a late class. 17. Did somebody shout Fire! just now? asked Luz. 18. Madhu announced, we ve finally done it! 19. I think the mayor said that light rail is An option worth considering. 20. Michael reported, The nurse said, Matthew s arm will need a few stitches. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice 299

2 Review A: Italics and Quotation Marks EXERCISE A The following sentences contain letters, words, and titles that should be italicized or enclosed in quotation marks. Add underlining to indicate where italics are needed, and add quotation marks where they are needed. Example 1. In the movie Casablanca, Dooley Wilson sings the song As Time Goes By. 1. Remember to use & instead of and in the name of the law firm. 2. At the assembly the students recited Robert Frost s poem The Road Not Taken. 3. My favorite chapter in Gerald Durrell s book A Zoo in My Luggage is The Reluctant Python. 4. This issue of National Geographic has a fascinating article about the Titanic, the unsinkable ship that sank on its first voyage. 5. Our local newspaper, the Jersey Journal, recently ran an article titled Aiming for the Stars; it s about the space shuttle Endeavour. 6. Last night Dateline presented a report on the painting Starry Night. 7. John Campbell s science fiction story Who Goes There? was adapted into the film The Thing from Another World. 8. Shakespeare s play Hamlet has been adapted for film several times. 9. Is there anyone here who does not know the words to Itsy Bitsy Spider? 10. How many i s are in the word Hawaii? EXERCISE B Add quotation marks and other punctuation where necessary in the following dialogue. Also, circle any incorrectly used capital or lowercase letters. Insert a paragraph symbol ( ) to indicate where each new paragraph should begin. Example [1] As she watched me pack, my mother noted, it s getting late. I answered, I know. I ll be done soon. [11] Did you take everything on the list Kim asked. [12] Yes, I think so I said, looking at the list again. [13] it seems like an awful lot of stuff for a week s trip. [14] That may be Kim agreed but you ll find that you need everything. [15] Especially the insect repellent Mom chimed in. the bugs can be fierce at night. [16] I m not sure I m prepared for this I said doubtfully. [17] A whole week in the woods! Kim exclaimed. [18] you ll be eating your own cooking and sleeping in a tent. I don t know if you ll make it. [19] Nonsense! Mom cried, handing me my knapsack. you ll have a great time. [20] Just be sure to watch out for rattlesnakes Kim added, grinning. 300 ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE Third Course

3 Review B: Italics and Quotation Marks EXERCISE A In the following sentences, add underlining to indicate where italics are needed and add quotation marks where needed. Example 1. Mosi asked, How does a song become as popular as Stardust? 1. We subscribe to the Chicago Daily News, said my mother. 2. Have you ever read Edna St. Vincent Millay s poem Renascence? asked Ms. Kuznets. 3. The word millennium should be spelled with two n s, but sometimes it is mistakenly spelled with one n. 4. Shirley Jackson s best-known short story is The Lottery! exclaimed Yoshi. 5. Tonight s episode of Forbidden Planet, said Cal, is Return of the Explorers. 6. Jenny said, I thought I heard Kiki say, That controversial exhibit at the art museum opens today. 7. Tomorrow, said Mr. Kerr, we will discuss Chapter 7, Calculating Square Roots. 8. My sister s band, said Cara, is learning to play That ll Be the Day, an old Buddy Holly song. 9. I cannot find the % or on this keyboard. 10. At the beginning of class, the teacher announced, Wuthering Heights is one of the books on our reading list. EXERCISE B Add quotation marks and other punctuation where necessary in the following dialogue. Also, circle any incorrectly used capital or lowercase letters. Insert a paragraph symbol ( ) to indicate where each new paragraph should begin. Example [1] Where is the Yucatan located? asked the teacher. Tyler answered it s in southeastern Mexico, Ma am. [11] Did your Spanish class see the movie about Mexico asked Clara as she met me in the hall. [12] Yes, we did I replied enthusiastically. [13] How wonderful it must be to live in Mexico she exclaimed. [14] I d never realized before that the country is so beautiful. [15] Yes, I liked the scenery in the movie I commented. [16] of course, the actors spoke very rapidly Clara went on and they used a lot of words that I didn t know. [17] could you understand them? [18] No I replied with a sigh. nor do I ever expect to be able to. [19] Have patience, my friend Clara kidded. [20] You ll know a lot more Spanish by the time Ms. Martinez is through with you. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice 301

4 Review C: Italics and Quotation Marks EXERCISE A In the following sentences, add underlining to indicate where italics are needed and add quotation marks where they are needed. Example 1. Don t forget that Alice Munro wrote the story Boys and Girls ; you will need to know that on the exam. 1. Petra recalled that Marcia had said The best painting in the show is Petra s. 2. I was moved by the article Missing Dog Returns Home in yesterday s Big Rapids Pioneer. 3. Martin shouted, Don t let the cat get out! as the kitten dashed out the door. 4. My favorite story from the anthology Great Russian Stories was Anton Chekhov s The Kiss. 5. What is the word the bird keeps repeating in Edgar Allan Poe s poem The Raven? EXERCISE B In the following sentences, add underlining to indicate where italics are needed and add quotation marks where they are needed. Example 1. Oh yes, I ve always been intrigued by Franz Kafka s novel The Castle! said Rajiv. 6. I love the scene in Casablanca, said Jason, in which Humphrey Bogart says to Claude Rains, Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 7. Beware of the dog! read the sign, said Nathan. 8. How many times, asked Emilia, has Dr. McCoy on Star Trek said the line, He s dead, Jim? 9. Mr. Holmes, said Dr. Mortimer, they were the footprints of an enormous hound! 10. If I hear the song My Heart Will Go On one more time, said Dad, I ll scream. 11. Listen to what just happened to me! said Chang Ming breathlessly, as he came in the door. 12. Vernon asked, Who said, Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in? 13. It was Robert Frost, said Tacia. It s a line from his poem The Death of the Hired Man. 14. It was Chinua Achebe who wrote the novel Things Fall Apart, said Naomi, but the line Things fall apart comes from a poem called The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats. 15. Here s something interesting, said Todd, and he began to read from the newspaper. The police found the stolen painting in a cave just outside of town. According to the police, the thief s footprints led into the cave, but they did not come out again. However, officers on the scene found no one in the cave. The police cannot account for this discrepancy. 302 ELEMENTS OF LANGUAGE Third Course

5 Proofreading Application: Written Interview Good writers generally are good proofreaders. Readers tend to admire and trust writing that is error-free. Make sure that you correct all errors in grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation in your writing. Your readers will have more confidence in your words if you have done your best to proofread carefully. When you use a person s exact words, proofread your use of quotation marks carefully. If you don t, your readers may have difficulty figuring out who said what. Using italics or underlining correctly to distinguish titles of works such as books, plays, and periodicals is also important to avoid confusing your reader. PROOFREADING ACTIVITY Find and correct the errors in the use of quotation marks and italics in the following written interview. Use proofreading symbols such as those on page 901 of Elements of Language to make your corrections. If an item is already correct, write C. Example I wrote this interview for the school newspaper, Lion s Roar. Language in Context: Proofreading Application I never liked English very much, Ms. Gina Paulson, our new ninthgrade English teacher claims, until I was in ninth grade. That year I read the novel Summer of the Swans. Until then, I thought that stories had to be about larger-than-life events. A bit surprised, I nod, remembering dramatic plays like Shakespeare s Julius Caesar. This interview is not going as I expected. But the swan story was about an ordinary girl in an ordinary situation. Ms. Paulson continues. I started to write my own stories about ordinary things, and English became more interesting. I actually published one in Plains Review. What was the name of your story? I ask. Paper Airplanes, she says. It s about using your imagination to solve problems. I see, I answer. Do you ever find that using your imagination to write a story leads you to the solution of a problem of your own? The talkative Ms. Paulson has nothing to say. She just smiles. Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics: Language Skills Practice 303