GRAMMAR

3rd grade

By Adriana Sanchez

QUOTATION MARKS

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONWHY do we use quotation

marks?

Share with a partner and write an example on your whiteboard.

QUOTATION MARKS ARE USED:

To punctuate titles and to set off speaker’s exact

words. Remember they always come in pairs

(Write an example on your whiteboard for each of the

following)

To punctuate titles

We sang “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” in music class.

Before and after spoken words

“What’s that?”, I asked.

Take your Self Selected Book and identify quotations in

your book.

Talk to a partner the reason why quotations are used in

those cases.

To set off a speaker’s words in a sentence

“No!”, Maggie said, “ we can’t go with you!”

After an introductory word ( a name or a surprise expression)

Wow, you hit that ball really hard!

Mom, what will we have for dinner?

Between describing words

I like wearing big, floppy hats.