PUNCTUATING QUOTES AND DIALOGUE Make sure you have paper and a writing utensil to take notes!

USING QUOTATIONS: CAPITALIZATION A directly quoted sentence begins with a capital letter. Mrs. Talbot said, “Please get a pencil.” Mrs. Talbot said, “Please get a pencil.” Kristina asked, “Is it my turn?” Kristina asked, “Is it my turn?”

USING QUOTATIONS: CAPITALIZATION When writing only a part of a quoted sentence, do not begin the quotation with a capital letter unless the person you are quoting capitalized it or it is the first word in your sentence. Williams described the experiment as “a definitive step forward.”

When the speaker tag interrupts a quoted sentence, the second part of the quotation begins with a lowercase letter. “Will you take care of my lawn and pets,” asked Mr. Franklin, “while I’m on vacation next month?” “Will you take care of my lawn and pets,” asked Mr. Franklin, “while I’m on vacation next month?” USING QUOTATIONS: CAPITALIZATION

If a quotation mark comes at the beginning of a sentence, a comma, question mark, or exclamation point follows it. “Dogs make better pets than cats do,” said Jared. “Dogs make better pets than cats do,” said Jared. “Have you ever had a cat?” Emily asked. “Have you ever had a cat?” Emily asked. “No, and I never will!” he replied. “No, and I never will!” he replied. USING QUOTATIONS: PUNCTUATION

PRACTICE! Rewrite each sentence and add proper capitalization and punctuation. 1.she said get in the car 2.gail asked where did you buy that 3.joey yelled leave me alone 4. they asked me to go with them

PRACTICE! Rewrite each sentence and add proper capitalization and punctuation. Rewrite each sentence and add proper capitalization and punctuation. 1.get in the car she said 2.where did you buy that gail asked 3.leave me alone joey yelled 4.mom said to get her keys wailed tina

USING QUOTATIONS: COLONS When you introduce a quote with a full independent clause, put a colon between the quote and the rest of the sentence. o Malcolm X made an important statement: “Education is the passport to the future.” o Walt Disney enjoyed a challenge: “It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.”

USING QUOTATIONS: BRACKETS When you have changed or added to the quote, put brackets around the change or addition. Brackets are also used for clarification. Original Quote The robber admitted, “I returned there yesterday, 2 hours after it happened.” Changed Quote The robber admitted, “I returned [to the crime scene] yesterday, 2 hours after [I stole the money].”

USING QUOTATIONS: ELLIPSIS Those little dot-dot-dots … o Ellipsis indicate words have been deleted or removed from the original quote. If you're quoting someone and you want to shorten the quotation, you use ellipses to show where you've removed words or sentences. Original: “The World’s Fair is fascinating because of its scope, and it will be a rewarding study.” Original: “The World’s Fair is fascinating because of its scope, and it will be a rewarding study.” My professor said, “the World’s Fair is fascinating… and it will be a rewarding study.” My professor said, “the World’s Fair is fascinating… and it will be a rewarding study.”

PRACTICE! WHAT DOES THE RED PORTION OF THE QUOTE MEAN? The character of Sammy was soft- spoken, but he believed strongly in “respect for women, love of country... and a bright, sunny day.” The character of Sammy was soft- spoken, but he believed strongly in “respect for women, love of country... and a bright, sunny day.” The Texaco station [just outside Chicago] is one of the busiest in the nation,” said a company spokesperson. The Texaco station [just outside Chicago] is one of the busiest in the nation,” said a company spokesperson.