Dialogue Punctuation

Mr. White (gently). Come back to bed.

Mrs. White. It is colder for my son. (She sobs.)

Mrs. White (wildly). The paw! The monkey's paw!

Put the tag at the end.

Mr. White. What? Where?

Put the tag at the end.

Mrs. White. I want it. You didn't get rid of it, did you?

Which two sentences are written correctly?

• Mrs. White crying "I only just thought of it.

• Mrs. White said crying, "I only just thought of it."

• "I only just thought of it," Mrs. White said crying.

• I only just thought of it.

Which 2 sentences are correctly written?

• "The other two wishes", yelled Mrs. White, "We've only had one."

• The other two wishes yelled Mrs. White. We've only had one.

• "The other two wishes. We've only had one," yelled Mrs. White.

• The other wishesMrs. White We've only had two.

Which two sentences are written correctly?

• Mr. White: Wasn't that enough!

• Mr. White (fiercely): Wasn't that enough!

• Mr. White fiercely shouted, "Wasn't that enough!"

• "Wasn't that enough!" Mr. White fiercly shouted.

Match the following

• .

• period

• said, yelled, explained

• Comma

• ,

• Character

• Mr. White

• Tag

• " ____"

• Quotation Marks

What are quotation marks used for in sentences?

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