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Dialogue, Quotations & Titles Quiz

“Wait,” she said. — speech marks, commas and capitals in dialogue; quoting; italics vs quotes for titles. Answer one question at a time and see why each option is right or wrong. Miss one? It comes back in a retry round until you get every question correct. 20 questions · free · no sign-up.

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Sample questions from this quiz

A few examples (the live quiz shuffles options and checks your answer). Take the quiz above for the full set with explanations.

Which is correct?
1. She said, “We are late.”
2. She said “we are late.”
3. She said, “We are late”.
Which is correct? (2)
1. “We are late,” she said.
2. “We are late.” she said.
3. “We are late,” She said.
Which is correct? (3)
1. “Are we late?” he asked.
2. “Are we late?” He asked.
3. “Are we late,?” he asked.
Which is correct? (4)
1. “If we hurry,” she said, “we can make it.”
2. “If we hurry” she said “we can make it.”
3. “If we hurry,” she said, “We can make it.”