Master Quotation Mechanics
Choose the correct version of each sentence. These questions test your knowledge of quotation punctuation, brackets, ellipses, and more.
1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. And, like a “final order”, the dismissal “terminates the action itself.”B. And, like a “final order,” the dismissal “terminates the action itself.”
C. And, like a “. . . final order,” the dismissal “terminates the action itself.”
2. Which sentence uses brackets correctly?
A. A prevailing party, in other words, is “[The] party ultimately prevailing when the matter is finally set at rest.”B. A prevailing party, in other words, is “[T]he party ultimately prevailing when the matter is finally set at rest.”
C. A prevailing party, in other words, is “[t]he party ultimately prevailing when the matter is finally set at rest.”
3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. In its confession of error, the State also agreed that “Glossip needs to show . . . that the outcome of the trial would have been different.”B. In its confession of error, the State also agreed that “Glossip needs to show . . . . that the outcome of the trial would have been different.”
C. In its confession of error, the State also agreed that “Glossip needs to show [] that the outcome of the trial would have been different.”
4. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A. “‘[E]very day and every night when I’m trying to fall asleep, there’s this worry hanging. . . How am I gonna get it done? How am I gonna stretch to get these bills paid? If one extra thing happens—.’”B. “‘[E]very day and every night when I’m trying to fall asleep, there’s this worry hanging. . . . How am I gonna get it done? How am I gonna stretch to get these bills paid? If one extra thing happens—.’”
C. “‘[E]very day and every night when I’m trying to fall asleep, there’s this worry hanging.” “How am I gonna get it done? How am I gonna stretch to get these bills paid? If one extra thing happens—.’”
5. Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?
A. Indeed, Cook “construed” the “constitutional right ‘to be informed of the nature and cause of’” a criminal accusation.B. Indeed, Cook “construed” the “constitutional right ‘to be informed of the nature and cause of” a criminal accusation.
C. Indeed, Cook “construed” the “constitutional right “to be informed of the nature and cause of”” a criminal accusation.
6. Which of the following is correct to show the quotation contains an error?
A. “Obtaining a conviction on false pretenses required proving simply “that one of the pretences [error] was false, and that the injured party was induced thereby to part with his property.”B. Obtaining a conviction on false pretenses required proving simply “that one of the pretences [sic] was false, and that the injured party was induced thereby to part with his property.”
C. Obtaining a conviction on false pretenses required proving simply “that one of the pretences [misspelling of pretenses in original] was false, and that the injured party was induced thereby to part with his property.”
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