Question #1
Is the following sentence written correctly? Yes or no?
1. “Hey,” he asked, “who are they?”
2. “No,” she said “that is not painful.”
3. “His mother, he said, “is taking night classes”.
4. “Mother,” he asked. “May I go out”?
my thoughts:
1.)no because "who" should be capitalized 2.) yes, but should there be a comma after said?
3.) no because "is" should be capitlized
4.) no because a period after asked is not necessary and the question mark should fall under the quotation marks
1 is punctuated correctly.
http://theeditorsblog.net/2010/12/08/punctuation-in-dialogue/
thank you Ms.Sue
so #1 and #2 are both punctuated correctly?
No. 2 is not correct. A comma is needed after "said."
oh wait. #2 is not correctly punctuated because it's missing a comma after said.
only #1 is correctly punctuated.
Yes. 1 is the only sentence that is punctuated correctly.
Question #1: Is the following sentence written correctly?
1. “Hey,” he asked, “who are they?”
To determine if the sentence is written correctly, let's break it down.
First, the sentence begins with a quotation mark and ends with a question mark, which is the correct punctuation for a question asked within a sentence. However, the word "who" should be capitalized since it is the first word of a new quote. Therefore, the correct version of this sentence would be:
"Hey," he asked, "Who are they?"
2. “No,” she said “that is not painful.”
Similarly to the first sentence, this sentence also starts with a quotation mark and ends with a period, which is the correct punctuation for a statement made within a sentence. However, there should be a comma after the word "said" to separate the dialogue tags. Hence, the correct version of this sentence would be:
"No," she said, "that is not painful."
3. “His mother, he said, “is taking night classes”.
In this sentence, there are multiple issues. First, there should be an opening quotation mark after the word "said" to indicate the beginning of the character's speech. Second, the word "is" should be capitalized since it is the first word of a new quote. Lastly, there should be a closing quotation mark after the word "classes" to signify the end of the character's speech. Therefore, the correct version of this sentence would be:
"His mother," he said, "is taking night classes."
4. “Mother,” he asked. “May I go out”?
In this sentence, the main issue is the placement of the question mark and the period. The question mark after "asked" is unnecessary, and the question mark following "go out" should be inside the quotation marks since it is part of the character's speech. Hence, the correct version of this sentence would be:
"Mother," he asked, "May I go out?"
To summarize, the correctly written sentences are:
1. "Hey," he asked, "Who are they?"
2. "No," she said, "That is not painful."
3. "His mother," he said, "is taking night classes."
4. "Mother," he asked, "May I go out?"
Remember, when in doubt, it can be helpful to consult a grammar guide or style manual for specific punctuation rules.