Subskill # 9.5 Capitalization/Quotations II
The capitalization and quotations have been removed from the following sentences. Look at the list and choose the sentence that is written correctly.
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Subskill # 9.5 Capitalization/Quotations II
1. remember, aristotle said, all men by nature desire knowledge, so go to school I yelled.
a. Remember, Aristotle said, ‘All men by nature desire knowledge,’ so go to school! I yelled.
b. “Remember, Aristotle said, ‘All men by nature desire knowledge,’ so go to school!” I yelled.
c. “Remember, Aristotle said, ‘all men by nature desire knowledge,’ so go to school!” I yelled.
d. “Remember, Aristotle said, ‘all men by nature desire knowledge,’ so go to school! I yelled.”
2. people often confuse the meanings of words that sound alike, such as allusion and illusion
a. People often confuse the meanings of words that sound alike, such as “Allusion” and “Illusion.”
b. People often confuse the meanings of words that sound alike, such as allusion and illusion.
c. People often confuse the meanings of words that sound alike, such as “allusion and illusion”.
d. People often confuse the meanings of words that sound alike, such as “allusion” and “illusion.”
3. euripides said who so neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future so college is not out of the question
a. “Euripides said, ‘Who so neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future,’ so college is not out of the question!”
b. Euripides said, “who so neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future, so college is NOT out of the question!”
c. Euripides said “Who so neglects learning in his youth, Loses the past and is dead for the future so college is NOT out of the question!”
d. Euripides said, “Who so neglects learning in his youth,” ”Loses the past and is dead for the future.” so college is NOT out of the question!
4. stop associating with those girls. aesop said long ago better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own, and he was right!
a. stop associating with those girls. Aesop said long ago better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own, and he was right!
b. “Stop associating with those girls! Aesop said long ago, ‘Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own,’ and he was right!”
c. “Stop associating with those girls. Aesop said long ago better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own, and he was right!”
d. Stop associating with those girls. “Aesop said long ago better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own,” and he was right!
5. the teacher asked the class what do you think peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers means
a. The teacher asked the class what do you think, “Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,” means?
b. The teacher asked the class, “What do you think peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers means?”
c. The teacher asked the class, “What do you think, ‘Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,’ means?”
d. The teacher asked the class what do you think peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers means?
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Subskill # 9.5 Capitalization/Quotations II
Read the following excerpt from Stephen King’s The Green Mile (pgs. 46-51) and look at the numbered underlined parts. Choose the answer that has the correct capitalization and quotation marks.
6) You came up here to see if I think he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it? Fess up, Edgecombe. 7) I swallowed the last of my cold drink, put the bottle down on the little table and said: well? do you? 8) Kids! he called down the hill, leaning forward a little in his chair to do it. y’all come on up here now n get your cookies! 9) Then he leaned back in his chair again and looked at me. That little smile—the one I didn’t care much for—had reappeared. 10) Tell you something, he said. you want to listen close, too, because this might just be something you need to know. 11) I’m listening. We had us a dog named sir galahad, he said, and cocked a thumb at the doghouse. 12) a good dog. no particular breed, but gentle, he said. 13) calm. ready to lick your hand or fetch a stick. There are plenty of mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t you say? . . . 14) Since I don’t have to spend the afternoon in court, I thought I might visit with my family for a little bit. A man’s children are only young once. You go ahead, I said. 15) My lips felt numb and distant. and thank you for your time. don’t mention it, he said.
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Subskill # 9.5 Capitalization/Quotations II
6.
a. “You came up here to see if I think he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it? ‘Fess up,’ Edgecombe.”
b. You came up here to see if I think he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it? ‘Fess up,’ Edgecombe.
c. “You came up here to see if I think he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it? ‘fess up,’ Edgecombe.”
d. “You came up here to see if I think he did it at all. That’s it, isn’t it? fess up, Edgecombe.”
7.
a. “I swallowed the last of my cold drink, put the bottle down on the little table,” and said: “Well? Do you?”
b. I swallowed the last of my cold drink, put the bottle down on the little table and said: Well? Do you?
c. “I swallowed the last of my cold drink, put the bottle down on the little table and said: Well? Do you?”
d. I swallowed the last of my cold drink, put the bottle down on the little table and said: “Well? Do you?”
8.
a. Kids! he called down the hill, leaning forward a little in his chair to do it. “y’all come on up here now n get your cookies!”
b. “Kids!” he called down the hill, leaning forward a little in his chair to do it. Y’all come on up here now n get your cookies!
c. “Kids! he called down the hill, leaning forward a little in his chair to do it.” Y’all come on up here now n get your cookies!
d. “Kids!” he called down the hill, leaning forward a little in his chair to do it. “Y’all come on up here now n get your cookies!”
9.
a. “Then he leaned back in his chair again and looked at me.” That little smile—the one I didn’t care much for—had reappeared.
b. Then he leaned back in his chair again and looked at me. That little smile—the one I didn’t care much for—had reappeared.
c. Then he leaned back in his chair again and looked at me. “That little smile—the one I didn’t care much for”—had reappeared.
d. Then he leaned back in his chair again and looked at me. “That little smile—the one I didn’t care much for”—“Had reappeared.”
10.
a. “Tell you something,” he said. “You want to listen close, too, because this might just be something you need to know.”
b. “Tell you something,” he said. You want to listen close, too, because this might just be something you need to know.
c. “Tell you something, he said. You want to listen close, too, because this might just be something you need to know.”
d. “Tell you something,” he said. you want to listen close, too, “Because this might just be something you need to know.”
11.
a. I’m listening. “We had us a dog named Sir Galahad,” he said, and cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
b. “I’m listening.” We had us a dog named Sir Galahad, he said, and cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
c. “I’m listening.” “We had us a dog named Sir Galahad,” he said, and cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
d. I’m listening. We had us a dog named Sir Galahad, he said, and cocked a thumb at the doghouse.
12.
a. A good dog. No particular breed, but gentle, he said.
b. “A good dog. no particular breed, but gentle, he said.”
c. “A good dog. No particular breed, but gentle,” he said.
d. “A good dog. no particular breed, but gentle,” he said.
13.
a. “Calm. Ready to lick your hand or fetch a stick. There are plenty of mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t you say?”
b. “Calm.” Ready to lick your hand or fetch a stick. There are plenty of mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t you say?”
c. “Calm. Ready to lick your hand or fetch a stick”. There are plenty of mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t you say?”
d. “Calm. Ready to lick your hand or fetch a stick.” “There are plenty of mongrel dogs like him, wouldn’t you say?”
14.
a. Since I don’t have to spend the afternoon in court, I thought I might visit with my family for a little bit. A man’s children are only young once. “You go ahead,” I said.
b. ”Since I don’t have to spend the afternoon in court, I thought I might visit with my family for a little bit. A man’s children are only young once.” You go ahead, I said.
c. ”Since I don’t have to spend the afternoon in court, I thought I might visit with my family for a little bit. A man’s children are only young once. You go ahead, I said.”
d. ”Since I don’t have to spend the afternoon in court, I thought I might visit with my family for a little bit. A man’s children are only young once.” “You go ahead,” I said.
15.
a. My lips felt numb and distant. “And thank you for your time. Don’t mention it,” he said.
b. My lips felt numb and distant. “And thank you for your time.” “Don’t mention it,” he said.
c. My lips felt numb and distant. And thank you for your time. “Don’t mention it,” he said.
d. “My lips felt numb and distant. And thank you for your time. Don’t mention it,” he said.
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Subskill # 9.5 Capitalization/Quotations II
Answer Key
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. B
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