Quotation Marks with Direct Quotations

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: If you knew time as well as I do said the Hatter you wouldn't take about wasting it

"If you knew time as well as I do," said the Hatter, "you wouldn't take about wasting it."

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: Have you guessed the riddle yet the Hatter asked

"Have you guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter asked.

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: I haven't the slightest idea said the Hatter

"I haven't the slightest idea," said the Hatter.

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: I think you might do something better with the time said Alice than wasting it on riddles that have no answers

"I think you might do something better with the time," said Alice, "than wasting it on riddles that have no answers."

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: No I give up said Alice What's the answer

"No, I give up," said Alice, "What's the answer?"

Rewrite the paragraph below splitting it into multiple paragraphs by indenting each time a new speaker speaks. To indent please press the space bar 5 times to begin the line. You may press return to move dialogue down to the next line so you can indent it: "Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more." "You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter. "It's very easy to take more than nothing."

"Take some more tea," the March Hare said to Alice. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more." "You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter. "It's very easy to take more than nothing."

Rewrite the paragraph below splitting it into multiple paragraphs by indenting each time a new speaker speaks. To indent please press the space bar 5 times to begin the line. You may press return to move dialogue down to the next line so you can indent it. You also need to add quotation marks, commas, and punctuation marks where needed: What exclaimed Andrea, pointing at a strange-looking object lying on the sand, is that? Don't you know? asked Marty. That's an empty horseshoe crab shell. I've never seen anything like it said Andrea. Are horseshoe crabs good to eat? No, they aren't replied Marty. Perhaps that's why they aren't an endangered species. In fact, these peculiar creatures have been in existence since the days of the dinosaurs.

"What," exclaimed Andrea, pointing at a strange-looking object lying on the sand, "is that?" Don't you know? asked Marty. "That's an empty horseshoe crab shell." "I've never seen anything like it," said Andrea. "Are horseshoe crabs good to eat?" "No, they aren't," replied Marty. "Perhaps that's why they aren't an endangered species. In fact, these peculiar creatures have been in existence since the days of the dinosaurs."

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: Angrily, he shouted You don't know anything about it

Angrily, he shouted, "You don't know anything about it!"

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: Did the park attendant say Please place your rubbish in the containers

Did the park attendant say, "Please place your rubbish in the containers"?

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: Didn't you hear him say Tomorrow is a holiday

Didn't you hear him say, "Tomorrow is a holiday"?

Using Quotation Marks with Dialogue

In dialogue, any time a new speaker speaks, a writer should indent and start a new paragraph.

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: Karen screamed We won the game

Karen screamed, "We won the game!"

In the following sentence place quotation marks, commas, and other punctuation marks where they are needed: Stephen asked Did you get the last problem right

Stephen asked, "Did you get the last problem right?"