The current form of the sentence uses incorrect punctuation to separate Mom's first sentence from her second. We can replace the comma with a period to make connection between the sentences grammatically correct ("said. 'That's why you're grounded for the rest of the week.'").

With quotation marks, you want to place them before the first word of the quotation, and then immediately after the final punctuation of the quotation. Therefore, the best way to construct the phrase in the first part of the sentence is "'Oh, I don't really like the way Tom's been behaving,' she sighed." Please note that the comma at the end of the phrase "Tom's been behaving," is correctly contained within the quotation marks.

When quoting speech, the quotation marks should precede the first word of the quotation and also follow the final punctuation of the quotation. Therefore, the correct version of this sentence reads: "The child screamed, at the top of her lungs, 'I hate it here and I want to go home!'" The interrupting phrase "at the top of her lungs" may be confusing, but it does not grammatically alter the sentence.

Ensure that any quotation is surrounded by quotation marks, with the first set preceding the first letter of the first word of the sentence, and the last set following the final punctuation mark of the sentence. In this case, the second quotation is forming a new sentence, and therefore the entire thing needs to be enclosed in quotation marks. Additionally, because there is a period preceding it, and it needs to be treated as its own sentence, therefore it needs to begin with a capital letter. The best answer here is: "He's just too dangerous!"

Ensure that any direct quotation is surrounded by quotation marks, with the first set preceding the first letter of the first word of the sentence, and the last set following the final punctuation mark of the sentence. The best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence is: "I hate being stuck out in the woods, it's such a drag." Note that paraphrase (a summary rephrasing that does not feature the exact same words as the original statement) does not require quotation marks (but may require citation in an academic paper).

“I was too tired to go out” is an indirect quotation; we know this because it’s preceded by the word “that.” Since indirect quotations don’t require quotation marks, and since a comma is needed before the conjunction (“but”) to separate these two independent clauses, the correct answer is “I told my friends that I was too tired to go out, but really I just wanted to catch up on my favorite TV series.”

When you use quotation marks within another quotation, you must use single quotation marks rather than double quotation marks. Therefore, "The self-styled 'Emperor' has been dealt with, Mr. President," is the correct answer.

The quotation in this sentence is not a question itself, but the sentence overall is a question.  Therefore, the question mark should go outside of the quotation marks.  The best answer is: "I never want to see you again"?

Quotation marks should always precede the first word of the quote, and follow the final punctuation mark of the quote; therefore, the best way to write the sentence above is "Mr. Jackson asked the clerk, 'Where is the nearest gas station?'"

Quotation marks should always precede the first word of the quote, and follow the final punctuation mark of the quote; therefore, the best way to write the sentence above is "The teacher said, 'Everyone needs to turn their homework in on time, or they will not receive full credit.'"