Quotation Mark + Dialogue Rules

Front

What must you do every time you have a new speaker?

Back

Indent and start a new paragraph.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

Only the _______ go inside of quotation marks.

Back

exact words

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

Choose the correct sentence: My dad is a great basketball coach, "said Josie.", "My dad is a great basketball coach, said Josie.", "My dad is a great basketball coach," said Josie.

Back

"My dad is a great basketball coach," said Josie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

Choose the correct sentence: "What time does the game start? asked Nanette.", "What time does the game start," asked Nanette., "What time does the game start?" asked Nanette.

Back

"What time does the game start?" asked Nanette.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Front

True or False: Dialogue is the exact words spoken by a character.

Back

True

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

When writing dialogue in stories, always be sure to include...
Options: Punctuation, Indentation, Capitalization, All of these should be included.

Back

All of these should be included.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

True or false: A dialogue tag includes who's talking and how they're saying it.

Back

True

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Front

Which of these contains a dialogue tag? "Let's get out of here!" , "There's no place like home.", "Let's get out of here," they yelled., "Luke, I am your father."

Back

"Let's get out of here," they yelled.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Front

True or false: If someone is thinking something instead of actually saying it, use italics to punctuate.

Back

True

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

Front

Which of these is punctuated correctly?
1. "I suppose," I added, "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."
2. "I suppose." I added! "That I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."
3. "I suppose" I added "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."
4. None of these are correct

Back

"I suppose," I added, "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D