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ENGLISH

A Journey through9Anglo-American Literature


Quarter 1: Enhancing the Self
Name of Learner: _________________________________
Hi everyone!
Grade Level and Section:
I am Miss Yvone _________________________________
and I’m your Date: _________________________________
teacher in
English. Learning Activity Sheet No: 6 (Six)
Welcome to my TITLE: On Using Quotation Marks

LEARNING COMPETENCY
At the end of this learning activity, you will be able to:
a. Identify the use of quotation marks
b. Use quotation marks appropriately in a sentence

Look at the conversation of Ana and Tom below. Let’s study the dialogue between the two classmates.

Today, we are going to study about a


punctuation mark that is used when writing a dialogue
and etc. Now, how are you going to retell what Ana
Oops! I You can said? It can be written in two ways. Look how it is
borrow written:
forgot my
pen. mine. 1. Ana said that she forgot her pen.

2. Ana said, “I forgot my pen.”


“I forgot my pen,” said Ana.

Let’s analyze sentences written in number 2.


1. Aside from comma and period, what other
punctuation mark is used?
2. What does a pair of quotation marks enclose in
the given example?

Task 1: Knowledge Check


Which of the two sentences is showing the correct use of quotation marks? Encircle the letter of the you
answer.

1. a. It isn’t clear to me what is meant by the stock market being “bearish” or “bullish.”
b. It isn’t clear to me what is meant by the stock marker being ‘bearish’ or ‘bullish.’

2. a. Does meandering have the same meaning as “wondering”?


b. Does “meandering” have the same meaning as “wondering”?

3. a.” You may attend the meeting but you may not vote,” the Vice-president said.
b. You may attend the meeting but you may not vote, “the Vice-president said.”

4. a. “The Hobbit” is one of my favorite movies.


b. “The Hobbit is one of my favorite movies.

-also known informally as inverted commas, quotes/speech mark


-placed on either side of a word or phrase in order to identify it as a quotation, direct speech or a literal title or a
name
Uses of Quotation
Marks
- Quotation marks can be double or single depending on the context.

Double Quotation Marks: She told him bonjour, “good day” when they met.
4. Titles of Certain Works

Sentence 1: “The Hobbit” is one of my favorite movies.

What is the title of a certain work in the sentence? The Hobbit


What punctuation mark is used to emphasize the title? A pair of double quotation marks is used.

5. To signify words as words


Quote within a Cases of To signify words as
Single Direct Titles words
Quote Interruption
Quote

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