Punctuating Dialogue

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What punctuation marks go before and after the speaker's exact words?

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quotation marks

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What should you do to the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence?

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Capitalize

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What should be placed before a quotation?

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comma

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Which of the following is correct? Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane Said, "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos.", Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

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Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

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Correctly punctuate the sentence: Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet screamed Mrs. Balkam

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"Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs. Balkam.

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A comma should follow which word in the sentence: Miller whined "Are we there yet?" Options: whined, Miller, yet, Are

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whined

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Select the correct punctuation for the sentence: Hello he asked cautiously is anyone home?

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"Hello," he asked cautiously, "is anyone home?"

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Jen said, "I love to debate." Is this statement correct or wrong?

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correct

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Which of these is correct? Options: James is "very" nice said Chris., "James," is very nice said Chris., "James is very nice", said Chris., "James is very nice," said Chris.

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"James is very nice," said Chris.

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Choose the sentence which uses quotation marks correctly: "That's just great," Ms. Anderson cried out, "I can't find my keys!", "That's just great", Ms. Anderson cried out "I can't find my keys", "That's just great Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys", "That's just great?"  Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys!"

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"That's just great," Ms. Anderson cried out, "I can't find my keys!"