1. Quotation Marks and Apostrophes
Mrs. K. Zanders
High School English

2. Quotation Marks and Direct Quotations
Rule 1
Use quotation marks to enclose direct quotations. Set off introductory or explanatory remarks from the quotation with a comma.
Ex: “Just what is freedom?” the teacher asked the class
“No one is leaving today,” said the store clerk.
Rule 2
If a quotation is interrupted, use two sets of quotations
Ex: “This train,” said the ticket taker, “stops at th Street and 42nd Street.”
Rule 3
Use single quotation marks around a quotation within a quotation.
Ex: Mary said, “I heard the conductor say, ‘Next stop, Greenwich.’”

3. Practice with Direct Quotations
Correct the Quotations in each sentence.
I got a B plus he added proudly.
May I help you asked the girl behind the counter.
The clerk explained how the radio worked.
Everybody get down the woman screamed when the car exploded.

4. Quotation Marks with Titles of Short Works, Unusual Expressions, and Other Marks of Punctuation.
1. Place quotation marks around the following:
Short Stories: “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Poems: “The Raven”
Essays: “Self-Reliance”
Newspaper and Magazine Articles: “The Importance of No Child Left Behind”
Book Chapters
Songs: “Bust Your Windows”
2. Place the following inside quotation marks:
commas, periods, question marks, and exclamation points
3. Place the following outside quotation marks:
colons and semicolons

5. Quotations Practice Correct the following sentences.
Ouch! yelled Clarissa.
The Necklace is a famous story by Guy de Maupassant.
Never, shouted Morgan, will I agree to such terms!
Am I Blue? was a popular song in my great-grandfather’s youth.

6. The Apostrophe When should I use an apostrophe and –s?
1. For Singular Possessive indefinite pronouns
Ex: one’s coat
2. For Singular Possessive Nouns
Ex: The dress’s fabric
The dog’s collar
3. For Plural Possessive Nouns that DO NOT end in –s
Ex: The women’s department
The sheep’s pasture
4.To form plurals of letters, numerals, symbols, and words used to represent themselves
Ex: 9’s

7. The Apostrophe con’t
How do I use apostrophes with plural nouns that end in –s?
Use an apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun that ends in –s.
Ex: the girls’ meeting
the hats’ sizes

8. Apostrophe con’t How do I use apostrophes for omissions?
Use an apostrophe in place of letters omitted in contractions
Ex: I + am= I’m
could + not = couldn’t
What are some other use for the apostrophe?
Put only the last word of a compound noun in the possessive form
Ex: her father-in-law’s car
If two or more persons possess something together, use the possessive form for the last person named
Ex: Uncle Dan and Aunt Susan’s house
Procter and Gamble’s soap

9. Assignment Pg 267 Exercise 1 Questions 1-25
Write the Sentence for questions Write the answer for the rest
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!