San José State University
The Quotation Mark
Review where quotation marks belong and what they are used to indicate. From direct speech to in-text citations, young writers will find this worksheet quite useful. Several exercises at the bottom, along with a key, give learners...
MENSA Education & Research Foundation
Quotation Station: Using Quotes in the Classroom
An informative list compiled with quotes, authors, and discussion questions, along with 20 out-of-the-box application ideas, make up the collection of lessons geared to spark dialogue and creative thinking about quotations.
Curated OER
Spanish Punctuation & Capitalization
Grammar rules in all languages, but that doesn't mean it's the same from English to Spanish. This informational webpage describes the similarities and differences between English and Spanish for the following: periods, commas, question...
J. Hines, Ed Prgms Intern
Comma Usage
Sometimes it feels like young writers just place commas as they please! Ensure that your pupils uses these important punctuation marks properly by requiring them to study the information here and complete the grammar exercise....
Syracuse City School District
Capitalization and Punctuation
How many of the pupils in your language arts class can differentiate between a colon and a semicolon? Clarify common conventions, including end punctuation, proper capitalization, and sentence structure, with a series of helpful grammar...
Calloway County Schools
Dialogue Rules, Worksheet, and Writing Assignment
Punctuating dialogue properly can be tricky, but your pupils can become punctuation masters with practice. This resource includes an explanatory page that describes the rules of writing dialogue and provides examples. On the second page,...
College Writing Center
Reported Speech & Direct Speech
Provide your class with this reference page on direct and indirect speech. The page includes definitions of direct speech and reported speech (also known as indirect speech). When writing, pupils can check the sample...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Extended Rules for Using Quotation Marks
This page offers more rules for using quotation marks, not just the basic rules. For example, Quotation marks may be used to indicate words used to denote irony.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa Hyper Grammar: Quotation Marks
The University of Ottawa developed this site about quotation mark usage. Discusses using quotation marks to set off dialogue, titles, short works, and special terms. Also instructs learners in using quotation marks with other forms of...
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Quotation Marks
Learn more about using quotation marks properly through this informative resource. Students and teachers will benefit from this helpful site.
Other
When to Use and Not to Use Quotation Marks
This site provides information on the correct usage of quotation marks, along with examples for each rule discussed.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Quotation Marks: Rules How to Use Them Correctly
This page focuses on the rules for using quotation marks correctly including general rules, when to use quotation marks; run-in and block quotations; quotation mark rules: quotations and capitalization, quotation marks and other...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Quotation Marks in Titles
Rules and examples for using quotation marks correctly when writing titles of short works.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Quotation Marks
This tutorial illustrates when it's appropriate to use quotation marks in your writing.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Quotation Marks Setting Off Specific Words or Terms
Rules and examples for using quotation marks to set off specific words within a sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Quotation Marks
Use this site to learn how to properly use quotation marks in stories, poems, articles, and speeches.
English Plus+
English Plus: Quotation Marks in Dialogue: Rules
This site discusses how to use quotation marks with changes in speakers. It also looks at quotations longer than a single paragraph. Correct and incorrect examples are included.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Quotation Marks
This entry provides the rules for using quotation marks and single quotation marks and provides examples of each use.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotation Marks
The proper use of quotation marks is explained and shown with examples in this excerpt from H.W. Fowler's The King?s English, 2nd ed. (1908), a writing primer used in the early 20th century.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Quotation Marks
Learn about how to use quotation marks correctly to quote poetry, prose, and long and short quotes. Also, find guidelines on using quotation marks when writing dialogue and when using other punctuation.
English Plus+
Quotation Marks With Slang: Rules for Use
This site discusses using quotation marks with slang and an example is included.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Quotations Within a Quotation
Rules and examples for using quotation marks within a quotation.
English Plus+
Single Quotation Marks: Rules for Use
This site discusses the use of quotation marks inside other quotations. Correct and incorrect examples are provided. A note regarding the use of the single and double quotation marks in the British Isles is included.
English Plus+
Grammar Slammer: Quotation Marks in Direct Quotations
This site discusses what direct quotations are and how to use them.