Exploring Writing 2nd Edition by John Langan

Exercise 53

Place quotation marks around the exact words of a speaker or writer in the sentences that follow.
1. Several people have been credited with saying, The more I see of people, the more I like dogs.
2. Beverly asked, Do you give a discount to senior citizens
3. This hamburger is raw! cried Leon.
4. The bumper sticker on the rear of the battered old car read, Don't laugh-it's paid for.
5. I know why Robin Hood robbed only the rich, said the comedian. The poor don't have any money.
6. These CDs, proclaimed the television announcer, are not sold in any store.
7. When chefs go to great lengths, the woman at the diet center said, I go to great widths.
8. If I go with you to the dinner party, my friend said, you must promise not to discuss politics.
9. On a tombstone in a Maryland cemetery are the words Here lies an atheist, all dressed up and no place to go.
10. The columnist advised, Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.