Commas and Periods with Citations and Quotation Marks
Quiz
Choose the best answer.
In which of the following sentences is the citation correctly punctuated? (This sentence is taken from the body of the paper. It is not from a block quote.)
Gatsby also pays off the police and probably gets away with far worse deeds as a result (Fitzgerald 72).
Gatsby also pays off the police and probably gets away with far worse deeds as a result. (Fitzgerald 72)
Gatsby also pays off the police and probably gets away with far worse deeds as a result. (Fitzgerald 72).
Which of the following is the correct format for a block quote? (Ignore the single spacing and lack of indenting and focus on the period at the end of the block quote.)
He is largely successful at creating this illusion, as Owl Eyes notes in his library:
“See!” he cried triumphantly. “It’s a bona fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop too—didn’t cut the pages.” (Fitzgerad 50)
He is largely successful at creating this illusion, as Owl Eyes notes in his library:
“See!” he cried triumphantly. “It’s a bona fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop too—didn’t cut the pages” (Fitzgerald 50).
He is largely successful at creating this illusion, as Owl Eyes notes in his library:
“See!” he cried triumphantly. “It’s a bona fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop too—didn’t cut the pages (Fitzgerald 50)."
He is largely successful at creating this illusion, as Owl Eyes notes in his library:
“See!” he cried triumphantly. “It’s a bona fide piece of printed matter. It fooled me. This fella’s a regular Belasco. It’s a triumph. What thoroughness! What realism! Knew when to stop too—didn’t cut the pages. (Fitzgerald 50)"
Which of the following is correctly puctuated?
At first glance, Claudius and Gertrude seem to both be genuinely concerned with Hamlet, but careful observation reveals a great deal of hypocrisy in Claudius’ words to his “son”.
At first glance, Claudius and Gertrude seem to both be genuinely concerned with Hamlet, but careful observation reveals a great deal of hypocrisy in Claudius’ words to his “son.”
In which of the following sentences is the citation correctly punctuated? (This sentence is taken from the body of the paper. It is not from a block quote.)
Tell ‘em Daisy’s change’ her mine. Say ‘Daisy’s change her mine!’”(Fitzgerald 81)
Tell ‘em Daisy’s change’ her mine. Say ‘Daisy’s change her mine!’”(Fitzgerald 81).
Tell ‘em Daisy’s change’ her mine. Say ‘Daisy’s change her mine’”(Fitzgerald 81)!
In which of the following sentences is the citation correctly punctuated? (This sentence is taken from the body of the paper. It is not from a block quote.)
When Jordan describes him, Daisy says, “in the strangest voice that it must be the man she used to know.” (Fitzgerald 83)
When Jordan describes him, Daisy says, “in the strangest voice that it must be the man she used to know(Fitzgerald 83)."
When Jordan describes him, Daisy says, “in the strangest voice that it must be the man she used to know” (Fitzgerald 83).
When Jordan describes him, Daisy says, “in the strangest voice that it must be the man she used to know.” (Fitzgerald 83).
In which of the following sentences is the citation correctly punctuated? (This sentence is taken from the body of the paper. It is not from a block quote.)
Surprised that Nick did not already know about Tom’s affair, Jordan says, “I thought everybody knew.” (Fitzgerald 15).
Surprised that Nick did not already know about Tom’s affair, Jordan says, “I thought everybody knew (Fitzgerald 15)."
Surprised that Nick did not already know about Tom’s affair, Jordan says, “I thought everybody knew.” (Fitzgerald 15)
Surprised that Nick did not already know about Tom’s affair, Jordan says, “I thought everybody knew” (Fitzgerald 15).
Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
Nick observes, later in the same scene, when Daisy is touring Gatsby’s house, that Gatsby is “consumed with wonder at her presence.” (Fitzgerald 92)
Nick observes, later in the same scene, when Daisy is touring Gatsby’s house, that Gatsby is “consumed with wonder at her presence (Fitzgerald 92)."
Nick observes, later in the same scene, when Daisy is touring Gatsby’s house, that Gatsby is “consumed with wonder at her presence” (Fitzgerald 92).
Nick observes, later in the same scene, when Daisy is touring Gatsby’s house, that Gatsby is “consumed with wonder at her presence.” (Fitzgerald 92).
Which of the following is the correct format for a block quote? (Ignore the single spacing and lack of indenting and focus on the period at the end of the block quote.)
On the day they all spend in the countryside, Jim takes a moment to observe the country:
The pink bee-bush stood tall along the sandy roadsides, and the cone-flowers and rose mallow grew everywhere. Across the wire fence, in the long grass, I saw a clump of flaming orange-coloured milkweed, rare in that part of the state. I left the road and went around through a stretch of pasture that was always cropped short in the summer, where the gaillardia came up year after year and matted over the ground with the deep, velvety red that is in Bokhara carpets. The country was empty and solitary except for the larks that Sunday morning, and it seemed to lift itself up to me and to come very close (Cather 148).
On the day they all spend in the countryside, Jim takes a moment to observe the country,
The pink bee-bush stood tall along the sandy roadsides, and the cone-flowers and rose mallow grew everywhere. Across the wire fence, in the long grass, I saw a clump of flaming orange-coloured milkweed, rare in that part of the state. I left the road and went around through a stretch of pasture that was always cropped short in the summer, where the gaillardia came up year after year and matted over the ground with the deep, velvety red that is in Bokhara carpets. The country was empty and solitary except for the larks that Sunday morning, and it seemed to lift itself up to me and to come very close (Cather 148).
On the day they all spend in the countryside, Jim takes a moment to observe the country:
The pink bee-bush stood tall along the sandy roadsides, and the cone-flowers and rose mallow grew everywhere. Across the wire fence, in the long grass, I saw a clump of flaming orange-coloured milkweed, rare in that part of the state. I left the road and went around through a stretch of pasture that was always cropped short in the summer, where the gaillardia came up year after year and matted over the ground with the deep, velvety red that is in Bokhara carpets. The country was empty and solitary except for the larks that Sunday morning, and it seemed to lift itself up to me and to come very close. (Cather 148)
Which of the following is correctly punctuated?
Jim’s description that the country is “empty and solitary,” helps to bring forth a feeling of longing and loneliness which Jim could be feeling as a result of his imminent departure from Black Hawk.
Jim’s description that the country is “empty and solitary”, helps to bring forth a feeling of longing and loneliness which Jim could be feeling as a result of his imminent departure from Black Hawk.
In block quotes and quotes within the text of the paper, where does the final period go?
The final period goes before the citation with block quotes and before the citation with quotes woven into the text of the paper.
The final period goes after the citation with block quotes and after the citation with quotes woven into the text of the paper.
The final period goes after the citation with block quotes and before the citation with quotes woven into the text of the paper.
The final period goes before the citation with block quotes and after the citation with quotes woven into the text of the paper.