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Quotation marks, apostrophes, and the like!
Quotation marks, apostrophes, and the like!
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1
This a correct use of punctuation in Chicago Style.
False
True
2
True or False, chat?
True
False
3
Which of the following is correct?
"Boo," She yelled, "Shakespeare is trash!"
"Boo!" she yelled, "shakespeare is trash!"
"Boo," she yelled, "Shakespeare is trash!"
"Boo" she yelled "Shakespeare is trash!"
4
Possessive Personal Pronouns usually include an apostrophe.
True
False
5
When a single quotation mark appears immediately next to a double quotation mark,
space can be added to provide legibility.
space should never be added between them.
6
Which of these punctuation marks, should NOT precede the ending quotation mark when included in a quote?
A Question Mark (?)
A Period (.)
All of them should precede the ending quotation mark in a quote
A Comma (,)
7
Which of these rules for block quotes is INcorrect?
Quoted material inside of the block quote must use double quotations.
They are needed when the quote is about 100 words or more.
They must be indented and set off from the regular text.
They must be enclosed in quotation marks.
8
Let's expand a little about punctuating quotations. Which of the following is correct?
"I'm not going to do that" she said.
"I'm going to do that." she said.
"I'm not going to do that," she said.
"I'm not going to do that", she said.
9
In Chicago style, italics and quotation marks are sometimes interchangeable.
False
True
10
Which of these is correct?
My favorite play is Shakespeare's Othello.
My favorite play is Shakespeares' Othello.
My favorite play is Shakespeares Othello.
My favorite play is Shakespeareses Othello.
11
Which of these integrated quotes is punctuated INcorrectly?
Blake thinks the best place to get a burger is "Just around the corner."
"He said 'get me something from the store' before I left."
"What does that mean?" Frank asked, "'I'm not yours anymore'?"
Shakespeare once said, "I think I'm gay" in one of his journals.
12
Are single quotation marks interchangeable with apostrophes according to Chicago style?
No!
In some ways; it can be type-face wise, but never grammatically.
Yes, but just the default ones.
Yes, but just the smart ones.
13
Considering this rule, which of these uses is incorrect?
Nobody has washed the Douglasses' family car in years.
Gerald Douglass's feet are ugly.
The Douglass' went to the park.
14
The period ending a sentence with the Smiths’ (plural possessive) should
Precede the apostrophe
Follow the apostrophe
15
Colons and semicolons, like periods and commas, precede closing quotation marks in Chicago Style.
True
False
16
Only one of the following is in Chicago style. Which one?
A
B
C
17
You can use a double quotation mark (") as a symbol for inches and a single (') for feet in Chicago style.
True
False
18
All of the commonly used quotation marks in English can be used interchangeably by American grammar standards.
Doubles are interchangeable with doubles, and singles with singles
No!
They're actually all interchangeable, just pick based off the vibe
Smart is interchangeable with smart and default with default
19
Regular possessive plural nouns always have an apostrophe
False
True
20
In American grammar rules, which use of quotation marks is correct?
"To be or not to be, that is the question.'
"To be or not to be, that is the question".
'To be or not to be, that is the question.'
"To be or not to be, that is the question."
21
An apostrophe in a contraction never replaces more than three letters.
False
True
