Dialogue punctuation and paragraphing

MLA style requires you to use size 12 font with double spacing.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

The first word of dialogue should be capitalized

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Choose the correct sentence.

• The boy whined, "Do I have to do the homework?"
• The boy whined, "do I have to do the homework"?
• The boy whined, "Do I have to do the homework"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

The first word after interrupted dialogue should be capitalized

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

When writing dialogue all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go before the quotation marks

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which part is the dialogue in this sentence?  He mumbled, "Be quiet!"

• He mumbled
• "Be quiet!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Which part of the sentence is the speaker tag?
"I hate Mondays," she shouted.

• "I hate Mondays,"
• she shouted

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

 Which part of the sentence is the dialogue?
 "Does anyone have," he questioned, "some gum?"

• he questioned
• "some gum?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

There can be two periods when the dialogue is followed by a speaker tag.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• He giggled, "I'm not sure who said that."
• He giggled. "I'm not sure who said that."
• He giggled, "I'm not sure who said that".

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D