Question

Which of these sentences uses quotation marks correctly? Select one: a. When he saw the bird flying in the house he got angry and demanded to know, "who left the door open!" b. When he saw the bird flying in the house he got angry and demanded to know "Who Left the door open!" c. When he saw the bird flying in the house he got angry and demanded to know "who left the door open"! D. When he saw the bird flying in the house he got angry and demanded to know "who left the door open!"

Answer 1

Answer:

b is the only one with proper capitalization and proper grammar/ punctuation

Answer 2

Answer:

b. When he saw the bird flying in the house he got angry and demanded to know "Who Left the door open!"

Explanation:

• For quotation marks keep the following rules in mind.
• Rule 1: Use quotation marks to set off a direction
• Rule 2: Capitalize first word in the complete quotation.
• Rule 3: Don't capitalize quoted material that continues a sentence.
• Option B fulfills all these rules so it is the correct answer.