|
2.
|
a. Our literature
passage provides part of an imagined conversation between a father swan
(called a cob) and his son (a cygnet). The cygnet, named Louis, has a
problem. Talk with your teacher about the limitation that Louis has and
what we will call his problem.
b. When writing conversation,
or dialogue, quotation marks are placed around the actual words
spoken or thought. Refer to the Quotation Rules below when completing
the following exercise.
Quotation
Rules
|
1.
|
Begin
quotations with a capital letter.
|
|
2.
|
If
the quote comes before the person who spoke and tells something,
place a comma after the quote, before the closing quotation
mark. If the quote comes after the person who spoke and
tells something, place the comma after the person who spoke,
before the opening quotation mark.
Ex: "You misunderstand me," said the cob.
The cob said, "You misunderstand me."
|
|
3.
|
If
the quote comes before the person who spoke and asks something,
place the question mark after the quote, before the closing
quotation mark. If the quote comes after the person who spoke
and asks something, place the question mark after the quote,
before the closing quotation mark.
Ex: "Do you understand?" he asked.
He asked, "Do you understand?" |
|
4.
|
If
the quote comes before the person who spoke and shows strong
emotion, place the exclamation mark after the quote, before
the closing quotation mark. If the quote comes after the person
who spoke and asks something, place the exclamation mark after
the quote, before the closing quotation mark.
Ex: "Well!" said the cob.
The cob said, "Well!" |
|
5.
|
A
quote separated by the person who spoke is called a split
quotation. Begin the first part of a split quotation with
a capital letter, and end with a comma. Begin the second part
of a split quotation with a lower case letter. Enclose both
parts of the split quotation with quotation marks.
Ex: "Tomorrow," said the cob, "we will visit my friends."
|
|
|
|
