Grade 5 Guide to Quotations

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Grade 5 Guide to Quotations
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What are Quotation Marks?

• Quotations are another person's exact
  words--either spoken or in print--used in your
  own writing.

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When do you use them?

• You can use them when you are writing about
  dialogue (conversation) or to use another
  persons words to add to your own writing.

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How do you use them?

• 1. You should use a set of quotation marks to
  enclose each direct quotation (the exact words)
  included in your writing.
• Example Mr. Meldrum replied, Im sorry, but I
  dont believe that your dog ate your homework.

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How do you use them?

• Use a capital letter with the first word of a
  direct quotation of a whole sentence. Do not use
  a capital letter with the first word of a direct
  quotation of part of a sentence.
• On page 7, DuPrau described Mayor Cole as a
  grumpy man and she states that his face, rarely
  moved, except for making the smile that was on
  his face now.

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How do you use them?

• If the quotation is interrupted and then
  continues in your sentence, do not capitalize the
  second part of the quotation.
• If you dont stop talking to each other, the
  teacher said, you will have to spend recess with
  me.
• It is extremely important, he said, jabbing his
  finger at the class, for all workof Emberto
  be done. To be properly done.

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What punctuation do I need to use?

• - You should use a comma directly before a
  quotation.
• - The punctuation at the end of the sentence
  always comes inside the quotation marks.

Thats all I need to know, said the bunny.
Thats easy!
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Lets Practice

• - Now that we know the rules, lets try a few.
• - On a piece of scrap paper, rewrite the
  following with quotations
• The boy asked his friend do you want to go to the
  movies tonight?

Work! said the bunny. Great!
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Lets Practice

• - Now that we know the rules, lets try a few.
• - On a piece of scrap paper, rewrite the
  following with quotations
• The boy asked his friend, Do you want to go to
  the movies tonight?

Work! said the bunny. Great!
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Lets Practice

• - Now that we know the rules, lets try a few.
• - On a piece of scrap paper, rewrite the
  following with quotations
• Do you think asked the naughty boy the teacher
  saw us misbehaving?

Work! said the bunny. Great!
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Lets Practice

• - Now that we know the rules, lets try a few.
• - On a piece of scrap paper, rewrite the
  following with quotations
• Do you think, asked the naughty boy, the
  teacher saw us misbehaving?

Work! said the bunny. Great!
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Now for your homework
I love doing homework, said the ballerina.