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Name _____________________________

Date ___________________

Direct Quotation

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Use a comma to set off a direct quotation. "There is no try," Yoda told Luke, "only do or do not." "My favorite singer was Elvis Presley," my mother answered.

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Rewrite each sentence using the correct punctuation.

1.  "The race begins when I fire the gun" the referee said.

2.  "The Siberian tiger is endangered" the ranger explained.

3.  "The Queen Mother died today" the journalist said sadly.

4.  "That" Mary said "is my last dollar."

5.  "I don't know the answer" Karen said.

6.  "We didn't do it" the twins said in unison.

7.  Mrs. Marks complained "Those dogs are ruining my yard."

8.  "What" she asked "can we do about the rats in the barn?"

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