English Homework help!?
The assignment is to take the sentences and put correct grammar and quotation marks. I put my answer under the original sentence. Please tell me if you see anything I’ve done wrong.
1. those boys started it Sadie protested
“Those boys started it,” Sadie protested.
(I’m really confused about #2 so input would be nice!)
2. what do you expect from a Grainger County boy edith said fighting like dogs in the street.
“What do you expect from a Grainger County boy,” Edith said, “Fighting like dogs in the street.”
3. mr Wilson thundered get in the wagon now
Mr. Wilson thundered, “Get in the wagon now.”
4. but father Laura began school’s not over yet.
“But father,” Laura bagan, “School’s not over yet.”
5. i knew it Sadie’s mother cried I knew that boy was going to be trouble
“I knew it,” Sadie’s mother cried, “I knew that boy was going to be trouble.”
Thanks so much!
Favorite Answer
#3 Use an exclamation point instead of a period.
#4 Same as #2–don’t capitalize the segment of the sentence after Laura began. It’s not a new sentence, it’s the other part of the sentence beginning “But father”.
#5 “I knew it!” Sadie’s mother cried. “I knew that boy was going to be trouble.” This differs from the other sentences in that “I knew it!” and “I knew that boy…..” are two different sentences. Both need their own punctuation instead of a comma.
I don’t know what textbook your school uses, but if you can buy or borrow a book from the library called “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” you’ll find that it explains punctuation much better than any textbook. Trust me.
http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Tolerance-Punctuation/dp/1592402038/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5192071-1190823?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190313131&sr=1-1
“Those boys started it!” Sadie protested.
2. what do you expect from a Grainger County boy edith said fighting like dogs in the street.
“What do you expect from a Grainger County boy?” Edith said, “Fighting like dogs in the street.”
3. mr Wilson thundered get in the wagon now
Mr. Wilson thundered, “Get in the wagon now!”
4. but father Laura began school’s not over yet.
“But father,” Laura began, “school’s not over yet.”
5. i knew it Sadie’s mother cried I knew that boy was going to be trouble
“I knew it,” Sadie’s mother cried, “I knew that boy was going to be trouble.”
2: “What do you expect from a Grainger County boy, “Edith said, “fighting like dogs in the street.”
3 looks good,
4: “But father,”Laura began, “school’s not over yet.”
5 looks good, unless you want to think about an exclamation point instead of a period at the end. Hope this helps, good luck!
“What do you expect from a Grainger County boy,” Edith said, “Fighting like dogs in the street.”
I would put
“What do you expect from a Grainger County boy…” Edith said, “…Fighting like dogs in the street.”
or
“What do you expect from a Grainger County boy;” Edith said, “Fighting like dogs in the street.”
but you should write comma after inverted commas
this is correct
“Those boys started it”, Sadie protested
not this one
“Those boys started it,” Sadie protested
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