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Question Marks, Quotation Marks, and Parentheses Quiz

1. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) He wanted to know when you will be here?
      B) He wanted to know when you will be here.

2. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) "Well," she said, "you certainly didn't waste any time."
      B) "Well," she said, "you certainly didn't waste any time".

3. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) "Is it almost over?" he asked?
      B) "Is it almost over?" he asked.

4. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) "I've had it up to here!", she screamed.
      B) "I've had it up to here!" she screamed.

5. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) The song asks, "Would you like to swing on a star?"
      B) The song asks, "Would you like to swing on a star"?

6. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) Carmen said, "She said, "I'll never leave you."
      B) Carmen said, "She said, 'I'll never leave you.'"

7. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) She requested (actually she pleaded) that her name be withheld.
      B) She requested (actually she pleaded, that her name be withheld.

8. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) This contract guarantees that we will 1 deliver the merchandise, 2 pay for all damaged goods, and 3 make you the exclusive carrier of our products.
      B) This contract guarantees that we will (1.) deliver the merchandise, (2.) pay for all damaged goods, and (3.) make you the exclusive carrier of our products.

9. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) "May I have a rain check on that lunch"? I asked.
      B) "May I have a rain check on that lunch?" I asked.

10. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) Do you believe the saying, "It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it"?
      B) Do you believe the saying, "It is better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it?"

11. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) Bernard said, Waldo asked, "Who took my pencil sharpener?"
      B) Bernard said, "Waldo asked, 'Who took my pencil sharpener?'"

12. Choose the correct sentence.

      A) "May I see your I.D. card?" the clerk asked.
      B) "May I see your I.D. card," the clerk asked?
      C) "May I see your I.D. card", the clerk asked?


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