Maintain full dialogue mechanics (L.3.2.c) and apply them to embedded quotations in informational writing
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~6 min
eng.g3.s.ex_13
Punctuate Embedded Quote
Prompt
Punctuate these 4 unpunctuated embedded quotations. Apply the 4 mechanics rules. (1) Sandra Markle writes honeybees do a special dance (2) According to Sy Montgomery octopuses can solve puzzles (3) Jeanette Winter says Wangari planted millions of trees (4) Andrea Davis Pinkney explains four friends sat down at the lunch counter
M-3-S-EX-13
Illustration
Reference image of one embedded quote correctly punctuated with all 4 rules marked (quotation marks circled, comma circled red, capital underlined purple, end punctuation arrow inside closing mark). Print-ready 8.5x11.
How it's presented
mode
handwriting
paper
single line g3
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- All 4 use quotation marks correctly
- Comma after attribution
- Capital first word of quote
- End punctuation INSIDE closing mark
Hints
- The comma is the HINGE between attribution and quote.
- Capital the first word inside quotation marks.
Misconceptions to watch
- Forgets the comma before the opening quote.
- Places end punctuation outside the closing mark.