Dialogue Tags and Punctuation

What are dialogue tags?

• Words used to describe the tone of a conversation.

• Sentences used to summarize a conversation.

• Phrases or words used to attribute dialogue to a specific character in a conversation.

• Phrases or words used to indicate the setting of a conversation.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.3B

Where should dialogue tags be placed in a sentence?

• In the middle of the spoken words

• At the beginning of the sentence

• Before the spoken words

• After the spoken words

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which of the following is a correct dialogue tag placement? a) "Hello," she said. b) "Hello," said she. c) "Hello," said, she. d) "Hello," said she."

• b) "Hello," said she.

• d) "Hello," said she."

• a) "Hello," she said.

• c) "Hello," said, she.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

What are the different types of dialogue punctuation?

• commas, semicolons, and exclamation marks

• quotation marks, dashes, and ellipses

• apostrophes, hyphens, and question marks

• parentheses, brackets, and colons

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

What are the rules for using quotation marks in dialogue?

• Placing punctuation marks outside the quotation marks

• The rules for using quotation marks in dialogue include starting a new paragraph for each speaker, using double quotation marks for spoken words, placing punctuation marks inside the quotation marks, using dialogue tags to indicate the speaker, and using single quotation marks for thoughts or internal dialogue.

• Using single quotation marks for spoken words

• Using double quotation marks for thoughts or internal dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which of the following is a correct usage of quotation marks? a) "I love pizza", he said. b) "I love pizza", He said. c) "I love pizza", He said. d) "I love pizza", he said."

• c

• b

• d

• a

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

What is a common mistake with dialogue tags?

• Using too few tags

• Using incorrect punctuation in tags

• Using tags that are too descriptive

• Using excessive or unnecessary tags

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CCSS.W.9-10.3B

What is the correct punctuation for interrupted dialogue? a) "I don't think...", she started. b) "I don't think..." she started. c) "I don't think..." She started. d) "I don't think...", She started.

• d) "I don't think...", She started.

• b) "I don't think..." she started.

• c) "I don't think..." She started.

• a) "I don't think...", she started.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

What is the correct punctuation for a question within dialogue? a) "What do you mean?", she asked. b) "What do you mean?" she asked. c) "What do you mean?" She asked. d) "What do you mean?", She asked.

• c) "What do you mean?" She asked.

• a) "What do you mean?", she asked.

• b) "What do you mean?" she asked.

• d) "What do you mean?", She asked.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

What is the correct punctuation for an exclamation within dialogue? a) "Wow!", she exclaimed. b) "Wow!" she exclaimed. c) "Wow!" She exclaimed. d) "Wow!", She exclaimed.

• b) "Wow!" she exclaimed.

• d) "Wow!", She exclaimed.

• c) "Wow!" She exclaimed.

• a) "Wow!", she exclaimed.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A