Mastering Dialogue and Punctuation

What is a dialogue tag?

• The part that tells the noun

• The part that tells who is talking and how they are talking

• The part that tells the exact words someone said

• The punctuation at the end of the sentence

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: "I can't believe it," she whispered, "it's finally happening."

• "I can't believe it,"

• she whispered

• "it's finally happening."

• it

Which of the following sentences uses correct punctuation for dialogue?

• "Are you coming with us"? asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us," asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us?" asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us." asked Tom.

Differentiate the type of dialogue in the following example: "Wow!" exclaimed Sarah. "That's amazing!"

• Direct dialogue

• Indirect dialogue

• Inner dialogue

• Monologue

Which of the following is an example of indirect dialogue?

• "I love this book," said Emily.

• Emily said that she loved the book.

• "This book is amazing," Emily exclaimed.

• "Do you like this book?" asked Emily.

Choose the sentence with the correct dialogue punctuation:

• "Let's go to the park", suggested Mike.

• "Let's go to the park." suggested Mike.

• "Let's go to the park," suggested Mike.

• "Let's go to the park" suggested Mike.

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence: "Do you think it will rain today?" asked John.

• "Do you think it will rain today?"

• asked John

• today

• it

What's wrong with the following quote: "I can't imagine why the sky is blue?" Chris said.

• This is a statement, not a question. There should be a period, not a question mark.

• This is a paraphrase, not a quote. Quotation marks are not needed.

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7.8.e

Which of the following sentences is an example of inner dialogue?

• I wonder if he will call she thought.

• She wondered if he would call.

• "Will he call?" she asked.

• "He will call," she said.

Create a sentence using a dialogue tag and correct punctuation.

• "I can't wait for the weekend," said Alex.

• "I can't wait for the weekend" said Alex.

• "I can't wait for the weekend." said Alex.

• "I can't wait for the weekend", said Alex.