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Question Marks and Quotation Marks Quiz

1. For each question, choose the correct sentence.

 A) “Have you already completed our survey,” the cashier asked?
 B) “Have you already completed our survey,” the cashier asked.
 C) “Have you already completed our survey?” the cashier asked.

2. 

 A) Yan inquired, “Is it supposed to snow tomorrow”?
 B) Yan inquired, “Is it supposed to snow tomorrow?”
 C) Yan inquired, “Is it supposed to snow tomorrow.”

3. 

 A) I wonder why Allen left so early this morning?
 B) I wonder why Allen left so early this morning.
 C) I wonder “why Allen left so early this morning?”

4. 

 A) “Are we really planning to drive straight through without stopping,” he asked in amazement?
 B) “Are we really planning to drive straight through without stopping,” he asked in amazement.
 C) “Are we really planning to drive straight through without stopping?” he asked in amazement.

5. 

 A) “I hope you don’t mind my asking,” she said, “but do you realize how tired everyone is going to be by the time we get there?”
 B) “I hope you don’t mind my asking,” she said, “but do you realize how tired everyone is going to be by the time we get there”?
 C) “I hope you don’t mind my asking” she said “but do you realize how tired everyone is going to be by the time we get there”?

6. 

 A) Shia asked with disbelief “are you sure you want to be the one to tell her?”
 B) Shia asked with disbelief, “are you sure you want to be the one to tell her?”
 C) Shia asked with disbelief, “Are you sure you want to be the one to tell her?”

7. 

 A) Betty is the one who found out first, isn’t she.
 B) Betty is the one who found out first, isn’t she?
 C) Betty is the one who found out first? Isn’t she.

8. 

 A) “Victor asked me what I did yesterday,” she said.
 B) “Victor asked me ‘what I did yesterday’ ” she said.
 C) “Victor asked me what I did yesterday?” she said.

9. 

 A) She said, “T.J. shouted, ‘We are not staying at that hotel.’ ”
 B) She said, “T.J. shouted, “We are not staying at that hotel.”
 C) She said, “T.J. shouted, “We are not staying at that hotel.” ”

10. 

 A) Carmella wanted to know “if you need a ride to the mall.”
 B) Carmella wanted to know if you need a ride to the mall.
 C) Carmella wanted to know if you need a ride to the mall?


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