Insert quotation marks, capitals, and other required punctuation.
1. Do you think Miss Muren asked that you can be ready by noon
A: "Do you think Miss Muren asked that you can be ready by noon?"
2. Get out there and fight for the ball yelled the coach
3. "Get out there and fight for the ball!" yelled the coach.
4. How dare you she exclaimed
A: "How dare you!" she exclaimed.
5. Well they asked did you get all the money collected
A: "Well they asked, 'did you get all the money collected?'"
6. Gertrude the town gossip whispered I hear Margaret shouting you're not welcome in my home
A: "Gertrude, the town gossip, whispered, "I hear Margaret shouting 'You're not welcome in my home!'"
7. Oh said Karla I loved it when Rhett Butler said marry me Scarlett
A:"Oh," said Karla, "I loved it when Rhett Butler said, 'Marry me, Scarlett!"
8. You can't fool me giggled Bonnie
A: "You can't fool me," giggled Bonnie.
9. The witness said I heard him say I'll kill you if you leave me
A: The witness said, "I heard him say, 'I'll kill you if you leave me!'"
10. The boss told me that it was a difficult job
A: The boss told me that it was a difficult job.
Correction:
5. Well they asked did you get all the money collected
A: "Well they asked, 'Did you get all the money collected?'"
Insert quotation marks, capitals, and other required punctuation.
1. Do you think Miss Muren asked that you can be ready by noon
A: "Do you think Miss Muren asked that you can be ready by noon?" Re-think this. Isn't Miss Muren asking someone something?
2. Get out there and fight for the ball yelled the coach
3. "Get out there and fight for the ball!" yelled the coach. OK
4. How dare you she exclaimed
A: "How dare you!" she exclaimed. OK
5. Well they asked did you get all the money collected
A: "Well they asked, 'Did you get all the money collected?'" No
6. Gertrude the town gossip whispered I hear Margaret shouting you're not welcome in my home
A: "Gertrude, the town gossip, whispered, "I hear Margaret shouting 'You're not welcome in my home!'" Almost, but not quite.
7. Oh said Karla I loved it when Rhett Butler said marry me Scarlett
A:"Oh," said Karla, "I loved it when Rhett Butler said, 'Marry me, Scarlett!" OK
8. You can't fool me giggled Bonnie
A: "You can't fool me," giggled Bonnie. OK
9. The witness said I heard him say I'll kill you if you leave me
A: The witness said, "I heard him say, 'I'll kill you if you leave me!'" OK
10. The boss told me that it was a difficult job
A: The boss told me that it was a difficult job. OK
Corrections:
1. Do you think Miss Muren asked that you can be ready by noon
A: "Do you think Miss Muren asked that 'you can be ready by noon?'"
6. Gertrude the town gossip whispered I hear Margaret shouting you're not welcome in my home
A: "Gertrude, the town gossip, whispered, "I hear Margaret shouting, 'You're not welcome in my home!'"
I am confused about #5. ):
I forgot to include #11.
Please check my answer for the following.
11. He asked how old I was
A: He asked how old I was.
These are confusing because they could be read in different ways.
1 could be like this:
"Do you think," Miss Muren asked, "that you can be ready by noon?"
OR
No changes needed.
(It all depends on how you read it.)
For 6, all you need to do is get rid of the quotation marks before Gertrude.
For 5, what needs changing in the underlined part?
"Well they asked, 'Did you get all the money collected?'"
Slight correction:
For 5, what needs changing in the underlined part?
"Well they asked, 'Did you get all the money collected?'"
11 is fine as it is.
5. Well they asked did you get all the money collected
A: "Well," they asked, "did you get all the money collected?"