1) I got an A on my test said Ko. 2) The president said that we should Win the war in six months 3) I would like to go with you Jenny said But I don’t have enough money 4) I hate you she screamed And I never want to see you again 5) Tommy told us not to Tell his secret said Billy So we didn’t Directions: Now write two of your own sentences using quotation marks to repeat someone’s exact words. 1) 2) 2) To show Example: My friend energetic claimed that he was tired” to help me. “too In this example, quotation marks are used to offset the phrase tired” because it is ironical. “too The speaker is trying to show the reader that the friend was not too tired, and that there must have been a better reason for his unwillingness to help. Directions: Punctuate the following sentences. 1) Desoto said that he would be patient for thirty seconds. 2) I can’t stand it when my brother tries to help me and then asks me a million questions. 3) We took a journey to the fourth floor of the building. Directions: Now write your own sentence using quotation marks to show irony. 1) 3) To show an unusual usage of a word or phrase Example: It difficult to everything about the human body. “know” In this example, quotation marks are used to offset the word because it is used in an “know” unusual way. The speaker wants to show that the notion of everything about the “knowing” human body seems somewhat absurd. Directions: Punctuate the following sentences. 1) The judge said that it was time for us to go to jail.
1) I got an A on my test said Ko. 2) The president said that we should Win the war in six months 3) I would like to go with you Jenny said But I don’t have enough money 4) I hate you she screamed And I never want to see you again 5) Tommy told us not to Tell his secret said Billy So we didn’t Directions: Now write two of your own sentences using quotation marks to repeat someone’s exact words. 1) 2) 2) To show Example: My friend energetic claimed that he was “too tired” to help me. In this example, quotation marks are used to offset the phrase “too tired” because it is ironical. The speaker is trying to show the reader that the friend was not too tired, and that there must have been a better reason for his unwillingness to help. Directions: Punctuate the following sentences. 1) Desoto said that he would be patient for thirty seconds. 2) I can’t stand it when my brother tries to help me and then asks me a million questions. 3) We took a journey to the fourth floor of the building. Directions: Now write your own sentence using quotation marks to show irony. 1) 3) To show an unusual usage of a word or phrase Example: It difficult to “know” everything about the human body. In this example, quotation marks are used to offset the word “know” because it is used in an unusual way. The speaker wants to show that the notion of “knowing” everything about the human body seems somewhat absurd. Directions: Punctuate the following sentences. 1) The judge said that it was time for us to go to jail.