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P-4 Quotation Marks Review

Multiple Choice

Some of the following sentences have inappropriate or missing quotation marks, or

quotation marks that are incorrectly positioned with other punctuation. Select the answer

that has no quotation mark errors. If the original sentence is correct, select c. No change.

1. Sonja’s instructor notes that “the poem ‘Thanatopsis’ brought immediate attention to

William Cullen Bryant”.

a. Sonja’s instructor notes that, “the poem “Thanatopsis” brought immediate attention to

William Cullen Bryant.”

b. Sonja’s instructor notes that “the poem ‘Thanatopsis’ brought immediate attention to

William Cullen Bryant.”

c. No change

ANS: b

REF: The correct answer is b.

In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4a and P-4d.

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In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4a and P-4d.

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2. Sonja was “desperate” to be a cheerleader. “I’ll cry forever if I can’t!” she yelled at her

father, while pleading with him to change his mind.

a. Sonja was desperate to be a cheerleader. “I’ll cry forever if I can’t!” she yelled at her


b. Sonja was desperate to be a cheerleader. “I’ll cry forever if I can’t”! she yelled at her


c. No change

ANS: a

REF: The correct answer is a.

In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4e and P-4f.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4e and P-4f.

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3. “If you bring up your grades next quarter, Sonja”, her father said, “I will happily

approve the cheerleading training camp”.

a. “If you bring up your grades next quarter, Sonja,” her father said, “I will happily

approve the cheerleading training camp.”

b. “If you bring up your grades next quarter, Sonja,” her father said “I will happily

approve the cheerleading training camp”.

ANS: a

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In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4a and P-4e.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4a and P-4e.



4. “I know I’m supposed to be reading Twain’s novel ‘Huckleberry Finn’ or Wharton’s

short story, “The Other Two,” Sonja said to herself, “but I’d rather be practicing with

pompoms or watching American Idol.”

a. “I know I’m supposed to be reading Twain’s novel “Huckleberry Finn” or Wharton’s

short story The Other Two”, Sonja said to herself, “but I’d rather be practicing with

pompoms or watching “American Idol.”

b. “I know I’m supposed to be reading Twain’s novel Huckleberry Finn or Wharton’s

short story “The Other Two,” Sonja said to herself, “but I’d rather be practicing with

pompoms or watching American Idol.”

c. No change

ANS: b





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In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4a and P-4c-4e.



5. Carlos said that “he found a quotation I might use in my research paper about Robert

Frost:” “The geography of Robert Frost’s life, especially the first half of it, itself

constitutes a minor American saga (Brooks, Lewis, Warren, 1856).”

a. Carlos said that he found a quotation I might use in my research paper about Robert

Frost: “The geography of Robert Frost’s life, especially the first half of it, itself

constitutes a minor American saga” (Brooks, Lewis, Warren, 1856).

b. Carlos said that, “he found a quotation I might use in my research paper about Robert

Frost”: ‘The geography of Robert Frost’s life, especially the first half of it, itself

constitutes a minor American saga.’ (Brooks, Lewis, Warren, 1856)

c. No change

ANS: a


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4e–4f.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4e–4f.



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6. “Do you think I should focus on Frost’s personal life,” Sonja asked Carlos, “or

concentrate solely on his poetry?”

a. “Do you think I should focus on Frost’s personal life”, Sonja asked Carlos “or

concentrate solely on his poetry?”

b. “Do you think I should focus on Frost’s personal life,” Sonja asked Carlos, or

concentrate solely on his poetry?

c. No change

ANS: c

REF: The correct answer is c.







7. “Based on Carlos’s advice,” Sonja decided to delve into Frost’s personal life but to tie

in her discussion to his poems ‘The Death of the Hired Man ‘and ‘Once by the Pacific.’

a. Based on Carlos’s advice, Sonja decided to delve into Frost’s personal life but to tie in

her discussion to his poems “The Death of the Hired Man” and “Once by the Pacific.”

b. Based on Carlos’s advice, Sonja decided to delve into Frost’s personal life but to tie in

her discussion to his poems, “The Death of the Hired Man” and “Once by the Pacific”.

c. No change

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ANS: a


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4a, and P-4c–4e.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4a, and P-4c–4e.


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8. Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost’s poetry was “totally

awesome.”

a. Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost’s poetry ‘spoke’ to

her in a meaningful way.

b. Once she started her research, Sonja discovered that Robert Frost’s poetry spoke to her

in a meaningful way.

c. No change

ANS: b


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4d and P-4f.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4d and P-4f.

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9. Her instructor announced, “Your first drafts are due next Monday”; Sonja knew she

would be working on her Frost paper all weekend.

a. Her instructor announced “Your first drafts are due next Monday;” Sonja knew she


b. Her instructor announced “Your first drafts are due next Monday”; Sonja knew she


c. No change.

ANS: c








10. “He liked my first draft, Carlos,” Sonja said excitedly, “but he thought I should cover

another poem or two, like “The Oven Bird” or “Two Tramps in Mud Time.”

a. “He liked my first draft, Carlos”, Sonja said excitedly, “but he thought I should cover

another poem or two, like ‘The Oven Bird’ or ‘Two Tramps in Mud Time’.

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b. “He liked my first draft, Carlos,” Sonja said excitedly, “but he thought I should cover

another poem or two, like ‘The Oven Bird’ or ‘Two Tramps in Mud Time.’”

c. No change

ANS: b


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4a and P-4c–4e.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4a and P-4c–4e.


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P-4a Quotation Marks for Direct Quotations

Multiple Choice

Each of the following items is a direct quotation by Benjamin Franklin. Select the

sentence that uses quotation marks and accompanying commas correctly. If neither

sentence is correct, select c. Neither is correct.

1. “After crosses and losses, men grow humbler and wiser.”

a. Ben Franklin says that, “people profit from crosses and losses.”

b. According to Ben Franklin, people benefit from “crosses and losses.”

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c. Neither is correct.

ANS: b


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4a.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4a.


2. “There are three faithful friends—an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”

a. “An old wife, an old dog, and ready money, says Franklin, are three faithful friends.”

b. As Franklin puts it, your three best “friends” might be your elderly “wife and dog” and

having enough “money.”


ANS: c







3. “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”

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a. Ben Franklin would say that we appreciate the importance of water “when the well’s

dry.”

b. “When the well’s dry” Ben Franklin says, we appreciate the value of water.


ANS: a







4. “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.”

a. The counselor quoted Ben Franklin to the couple: Keep your eyes “wide open” before

marriage, but keep them “half shut” after the ceremony.

b. Quoting Ben Franklin, the counselor advised the couple to “keep your eyes wide open

before marriage, half shut afterwards.”


ANS: b





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5. “One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are, the more

they’re valued.”

a. Do you agree with Franklin’s remark that, “one good husband is worth two good

wives”?

b. Ben Franklin claims, “the scarcer things are, the more they’re valued,” which is why

he holds that “one good husband is worth two good wives.”


ANS: b







6. “To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish.”

a. Why would Franklin say that it is “devilish” to persevere?

b. The phrase, “to persist devilish,” is Franklin’s addition to an earlier statement by

Alexander Pope.


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ANS: a







7. “Hunger is the best pickle.”

a. What does Franklin mean when he says that hunger is the “best” pickle?

b. Franklin says “hunger is the best pickle,” but does anyone understand what he means?


ANS: c







8. “There never was a good war or a bad peace.”

a. “There never was a good war,” Franklin stated, “or a bad peace.”

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b. Many pacifists would agree with Franklin that there never was a good war “or a bad

peace.”


ANS: a







9. “Fish and visitors stink after three days.”

a. One of Franklin’s most quoted lines is, “fish and visitors stink after three days.”

b. When relatives come to your house for a long vacation, you may agree with Franklin

that “fish and visitors stink after three days.”


ANS: b







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10. “What you seem to be, be really.”

a. Can you paraphrase, “What you seem to be, be really,” or another quotation by

Franklin?

b. When Franklin says to “really be” what you “seem to be,” he is telling us to be

genuine.


ANS: b






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P-4a Quotation Marks for Direct Quotations

Multiple Choice

Each of the following items is a direct quotation by Benjamin Franklin. Select the

sentence that uses quotation marks and accompanying commas correctly. If neither

sentence is correct, select c. Neither is correct.

1. “After crosses and losses, men grow humbler and wiser.”

a. Ben Franklin says that, “people profit from crosses and losses.”

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b. According to Ben Franklin, people benefit from “crosses and losses.”


ANS: b







2. “There are three faithful friends—an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”

a. “An old wife, an old dog, and ready money, says Franklin, are three faithful friends.”

b. As Franklin puts it, your three best “friends” might be your elderly “wife and dog” and

having enough “money.”


ANS: c







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3. “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.”

a. Ben Franklin would say that we appreciate the importance of water “when the well’s

dry.”

b. “When the well’s dry” Ben Franklin says, we appreciate the value of water.


ANS: a







4. “Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.”

a. The counselor quoted Ben Franklin to the couple: Keep your eyes “wide open” before

marriage, but keep them “half shut” after the ceremony.

b. Quoting Ben Franklin, the counselor advised the couple to “keep your eyes wide open

before marriage, half shut afterwards.”


ANS: b


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5. “One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are, the more

they’re valued.”

a. Do you agree with Franklin’s remark that, “one good husband is worth two good

wives”?

b. Ben Franklin claims, “the scarcer things are, the more they’re valued,” which is why

he holds that “one good husband is worth two good wives.”


ANS: b







6. “To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish.”

a. Why would Franklin say that it is “devilish” to persevere?

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b. The phrase, “to persist devilish,” is Franklin’s addition to an earlier statement by

Alexander Pope.


ANS: a







7. “Hunger is the best pickle.”

a. What does Franklin mean when he says that hunger is the “best” pickle?

b. Franklin says “hunger is the best pickle,” but does anyone understand what he means?


ANS: c







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8. “There never was a good war or a bad peace.”

a. “There never was a good war,” Franklin stated, “or a bad peace.”

b. Many pacifists would agree with Franklin that there never was a good war “or a bad

peace.”


ANS: a







9. “Fish and visitors stink after three days.”

a. One of Franklin’s most quoted lines is, “fish and visitors stink after three days.”

b. When relatives come to your house for a long vacation, you may agree with Franklin

that “fish and visitors stink after three days.”


ANS: b





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10. “What you seem to be, be really.”

a. Can you paraphrase, “What you seem to be, be really,” or another quotation by

Franklin?

b. When Franklin says to “really be” what you “seem to be,” he is telling us to be

genuine.


ANS: b






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P-4d Double and Single Quotation Marks

Multiple Choice

Some of the following sentences contain errors with double quotation marks, single

quotation marks, or both. If a sentence has an error, select the correct version. If the

original sentence is correct, select c. No change.

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1. The narrator of Faulkner’s short story ‘A Rose for Emily’ begins by saying, “When

Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral.”

a. The narrator of Faulkner’s short story ‘A Rose for Emily’ begins by saying, ‘When

Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral.’

b. The narrator of Faulkner’s short story “A Rose for Emily” begins by saying, “When

Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral.”

c. No change.

ANS: b


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4d.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4d.


2. This volume contains the story ‘A Rose for Emily’ as well as Willow D. Crystal’s

essay ‘Concepts of the Private and the Public in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily.”’

a. This volume contains the story “A Rose for Emily” as well as Willow D. Crystal’s

essay “Concepts of the Private and the Public in William Faulkner’s ‘A Rose for Emily.’”

b. This volume contains the story “A Rose for Emily” as well as Willow D. Crystal’s

essay “Concepts of the Private and the Public in William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily.”

c. No change

ANS: a

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3. “If ever two were one, then surely we” is the first line of ‘To My Dear and Loving

Husband’ by Anne Bradstreet.

a. “If ever two were one, then surely we” is the first line of “To My Dear and Loving

Husband” by Anne Bradstreet.

b. ‘If ever two were one, then surely we’ is the first line of “To My Dear and Loving

Husband” by Anne Bradstreet.

c. No change

ANS: a







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4. “‘Surely,’ thought Rip, ‘I have not slept here all night’” is one of the funnier lines in

Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle.”

a. ‘“Surely,” thought Rip, “I have not slept here all night”’ is one of the funnier lines in

Washington Irving’s short story “Rip Van Winkle.”

b. ‘Surely,’ thought Rip, ‘I have not slept here all night’ is one of the funnier lines in

Washington Irving’s short story Rip Van Winkle.

c. No change

ANS: c







5. Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that “the ancient precept “Know thyself” and the modern

precept “Study nature” become at last one maxim.”

a. Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that ‘the ancient precept “Know thyself” and the modern

precept “Study nature” become at last one maxim.’

b. Ralph Waldo Emerson writes that “the ancient precept ‘Know thyself’ and the modern

precept ‘Study nature’ become at last one maxim.”

c. No change

ANS: b

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6. Dylan Thomas’s nineteen-line poem ‘Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night’ is in

this text as well as the longer “Poem in October” and “Fern Hill.”

a. Dylan Thomas’s nineteen-line poem “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is in

this text as well as the longer ‘Poem in October’ and ‘Fern Hill.’

b. Dylan Thomas’s nineteen-line poem “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” is in

this text as well as the longer “Poem in October” and “Fern Hill.”

c. No change

ANS: b







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7. My instructor said that “once you graduate from college, you’ll probably read only

popular novels, so it’s important now to experience America’s best short stories, such as

Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at

the P.O.”

a. My instructor said that “once you graduate from college, you’ll probably read only


Flannery O’Connor’s ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find’ and Eudora Welty’s ‘Why I Live at

the P.O.’”

b. My instructor said that ‘once you graduate from college, you’ll probably read only


Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and Eudora Welty’s “Why I Live at

the P.O.”’

c. No change

ANS: a







8. In her analysis of the Gettysburg Address, Cynthia Bass says that Lincoln was asked

“to deliver ‘a few appropriate remarks,’” but historians do not agree on whether this

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invitation was meant to be demeaning or, as Bass puts it, “a reflection of the protocol of

the time.”

a. In her analysis of the Gettysburg Address, Cynthia Bass says that Lincoln was asked

‘to deliver “a few appropriate remarks,”’ but historians do not agree on whether this

invitation was meant to be demeaning or, as Bass puts it, ‘a reflection of the protocol of

the time.’

b. In her analysis of the Gettysburg Address, Cynthia Bass says that Lincoln was asked

“to deliver “a few appropriate remarks,” but historians do not agree on whether this

invitation was meant to be demeaning or, as Bass puts it, “a reflection of the protocol of

the time.”

c. No change

ANS: c







9. When Joan Didion profiled artist Georgia O’Keefe, she noted that “O’Keeffe is neither

“crusty” nor eccentric.” “She is simply hard, a straight shooter, a woman clean of

received wisdom and open to what she sees.”

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a. When Joan Didion profiled artist Georgia O’Keefe, she noted that “O’Keefe is neither

‘crusty’ nor eccentric. She is simply hard, a straight shooter, a woman clean of received

wisdom and open to what she sees.”

b. When Joan Didion profiled artist Georgia O’Keefe, she noted that ‘O’Keefe is neither

“crusty” nor eccentric.’ ‘She is simply hard, a straight shooter, a woman clean of received

wisdom and open to what she sees.’

c. No change

ANS: a







10. According to David Lee Clark, in his essay ‘The Sources of Poe’s “The Pit and the

Pendulum,”’ Edgar Allan Poe ‘ransacked historical and medical journals . . . with a

sponge-like thoroughness.’

a. According to David Lee Clark, in his essay The Sources of Poe’s ‘The Pit and the

Pendulum,’ Edgar Allan Poe “ransacked historical and medical journals . . . with a

sponge-like thoroughness.”

b. According to David Lee Clark, in his essay “The Sources of Poe’s ‘The Pit and the

Pendulum,’” Edgar Allan Poe “ransacked historical and medical journals . . . with a

sponge-like thoroughness.”

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c. No change

ANS: b







P-4e Quotation Marks with Other Punctuation

Multiple Choice

Some of the following sentences use quotation marks incorrectly with other punctuation

marks. If a sentence has an error, select the correct version. If the original sentence is

correct, select c. No change.

1. “The liberals can understand everything”, said Lenny Bruce, “but people who don’t

understand them”.

a. “The liberals can understand everything,” said Lenny Bruce, “but people who don’t

understand them.”

b. “The liberals can understand everything” said Lenny Bruce “but people who don’t

understand them.”

c. No change

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ANS: a


In The Norton Field Guide to Writing, see P-4e.



In The Little Seagull Handbook, see P-4e.


2. Did you know that it was Robert Browning who said “Where my heart lies, let my

brain be also”?

a. Did you know that it was Robert Browning who said, “Where my heart lies, let my

brain be also?”

b. Did you know that it was Robert Browning who said, “Where my heart lies, let my

brain be also”?

c. No change

ANS: b







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3. Even in the early years of this century, women were still “more likely than men to

consider economic prospects a high priority in a mate” (Sapolsky, 2001-2002).

a. Even in the early years of this century, women were still “more likely than men to

consider economic prospects a high priority in a mate (Sapolsky, 2001-2002)”.

b. Even in the early years of this century, women were still “more likely than men to

consider economic prospects a high priority in a mate (Sapolsky, 2001-2002).”

c. No change

ANS: c







4. When I was a child, my mother used to say, “Wait until your father gets home;” when

Dad arrived, the punishments were handed out.

a. When I was a child, my mother used to say, “Wait until your father gets home”; when


b. When I was a child, my mother used to say “Wait until your father gets home”; when


c. No change

ANS: a

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5. “We must stop talking about the American dream” stated Reubin Askew, “and start

listening to the dreams of Americans”.

a. “We must stop talking about the American dream,” stated Reubin Askew, “and start

listening to the dreams of Americans.”

b. “We must stop talking about the American dream, stated Reubin Askew “and start

listening to the dreams of Americans.”

c. No change

ANS: a







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6. What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he stated, “I tremble for my country when I

reflect that God is just”?

a. What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he stated “I tremble for my country when I

reflect that God is just”?

b. What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he stated, “I tremble for my country when I

reflect that God is just?”

c. No change

ANS: c







7. In the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama had several purposes when he

used the slogan “Yes, we can:” He wanted to instill in people a sense of hope, a desire to

work together, and a renewed belief in the American dream.

a. In the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama had several purposes when he

used the slogan, “Yes, we can.”: He wanted to instill in people a sense of hope, a desire to


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b. In the presidential campaign of 2008, Barack Obama had several purposes when he

used the slogan “Yes, we can”: He wanted to instill in people a sense of hope, a desire to


c. No change

ANS: b







8. According to Wade and Tavris, “The skin’s usefulness is more than just skin deep.

Besides protecting our innards, our two square yards of skin help us identify objects and

establish intimacy with others.” (234)

a. According to Wade and Tavris “The skin’s usefulness is more than just skin deep.


establish intimacy with others”. (234)

b. According to Wade and Tavris, “The skin’s usefulness is more than just skin deep.


establish intimacy with others” (234).

c. No change

ANS: b

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9. When Sigmund Freud asked, “What do women want?” he didn’t know modern women

would have an answer for him.

a. When Sigmund Freud asked, “What do women want?,” he didn’t know modern women


b. When Sigmund Freud asked “What do women want”? he didn’t know modern women


c. No change

ANS: c







10. “Get in the basement now”! Jack shouted. “Kris says the tornado is headed this way.”

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a. “Get in the basement now!” Jack shouted. “Kris says the tornado is headed this way.”

b. “Get in the basement now!” Jack shouted. “Kris says the tornado is headed this way”.

c. No change

ANS: a







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