Quotation Marks in Dialogue

Which of the following sentences correctly uses quotation marks for dialogue?

• Sarah said, I'm going to the store.

• Sarah said, "I'm going to the store."

• Sarah said "I'm going to the store".

• "Sarah said, I'm going to the store."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that correctly punctuates the dialogue tag.

• "Can we go to the park?" asked Tim.

• "Can we go to the park"? asked Tim.

• "Can we go to the park," asked Tim.

• "Can we go to the park?" Asked Tim.

Identify the sentence with unnecessary dialogue tags.

• "I don't know," she whispered.

• He shouted, "Get out!"

• "Look out!" he exclaimed loudly.

• "That's amazing," she said.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2C

Which option correctly uses quotation marks and punctuation for a question within dialogue?

• "Will you be my friend"? she asked.

• "Will you be my friend?" she asked.

• "Will you be my friend," she asked?

• "Will you be my friend?" She asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the sentence that correctly integrates dialogue into the narrative.

• "I can't believe it's already June, she said."

• I can't believe it's already June, she said.

• "I can't believe it's already June," she said.

• She said, "I can't believe it's already June".

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.W.3.3B

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for indirect dialogue?

• He said that he would "be there soon."

• He said that he would be there soon.

• He said, "that he would be there soon."

• "He said that he would be there soon."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the option that correctly punctuates a statement followed by a dialogue tag.

• "I'm not sure," he admitted.

• "I'm not sure." He admitted.

• "I'm not sure," He admitted.

• "I'm not sure" he admitted.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Identify the sentence where the dialogue is incorrectly punctuated.

• "We should leave now," she said.

• "We should leave now", she said.

• "We should leave now." She said.

• "We should leave now!" she exclaimed.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks for a character's thoughts?

• I hope mom will say "yes," she thought.

• I hope mom will say yes, she thought.

• "I hope mom will say yes," she thought.

• "I hope mom will say 'yes'," she thought.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the option that correctly uses quotation marks for a split dialogue.

• "I don't know," she said, "if I can make it."

• "I don't know," she said "if I can make it."

• "I don't know" she said, "if I can make it."

• "I don't know," she said. "If I can make it."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D