Introduce a Quoted Sentence after a Speech Tag - Practice 1

For the American English convention used here, a short speech tag such as wrote takes a comma before a complete quotation.

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For the American English convention used here, a short speech tag such as wrote takes a comma before a complete quotation. Preserve the exact quoted sentence and place its period inside the closing mark.

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The reviewer wrote, "The labels are clear." The quotation is not silently rewritten as a different claim.

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Question 1 Mira wrote the exact sentence "The map needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Mira wrote, "The map needs dates." Mira wrote "The map needs dates". Mira wrote, "The map needs no dates."

Question 2 Noah wrote the exact sentence "The poster needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Noah wrote "The poster needs dates". Noah wrote, "The poster needs no dates." Noah wrote, "The poster needs dates."

Question 3 Iris wrote the exact sentence "The model needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Iris wrote, "The model needs no dates." Iris wrote, "The model needs dates." Iris wrote "The model needs dates".

Question 4 Omar wrote the exact sentence "The chart needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Omar wrote, "The chart needs dates." Omar wrote "The chart needs dates". Omar wrote, "The chart needs no dates."

Question 5 Leah wrote the exact sentence "The poem needs dates." Choose the correctly integrated quotation. Leah wrote "The poem needs dates". Leah wrote, "The poem needs no dates." Leah wrote, "The poem needs dates."

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