Quotation Mark + Dialogue Rules

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

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Indent and start a new paragraph.

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Only the _______ go inside of quotation marks.

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exact words

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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True

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

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All of these should be included.

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

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True

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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."

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

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

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True

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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

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