Punctuation in Dialogue

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• Cara shouted excitedly, “Hey! Let’s go to the movie theater tonight.”
• Cara shouted excitedly “Hey! Let’s go to the movie theater tonight.”
• Cara shouted excitedly, “Hey! Let’s go to the movie theater tonight”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “Please don’t make me clean my room,” Luis begged his mother.
• “Please don’t make me clean my room” Luis begged his mother.
• Please don’t make me clean my room Luis begged his mother.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “At what time are we eating dinner?” she asked.
• “At what time are we eating dinner,” she asked.
• “At what time are we eating dinner?” she asked

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “Hey,” cried Lisa, “you stole my pen.”
• “Hey” cried Lisa, “you stole my pen.”
• “Hey” cried Lisa “you stole my pen.”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “At the baseball game later today, I am going to order a hotdog, soda, and pretzel,” Dad said.
• “At the baseball game later today, I am going to order a hotdog, soda, and pretzel” Dad said.
• At the baseball game later today, "I am going to order a hotdog, soda, and pretzel,” Dad said.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• As she stepped boarded the train, she waved goodbye and said, “I will never forget you.”
• As she stepped boarded the train, she waved goodbye and said, “I will never forget you”
• As she stepped boarded the train, she waved goodbye and said, “I will never" forget you.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “I wish I could come too,” Aaron sighed, “I really want to see the new movie.”
• “I wish I could come too, Aaron sighed, I really want to see the new movie.”
• I wish I could come too, Aaron sighed, “I really want to see the new movie.”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “I was hoping you could take me to school this week,” she said to her mother.
• “I was hoping you could take me to school this week” she said to her mother.
• “I was hoping you could take me to school this week,” she said to her mother

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• “I can’t wait,” he exclaimed excitedly, “the new video game comes out this Tuesday.”
• “I can’t wait” he exclaimed excitedly “the new video game comes out this Tuesday.”
• “I can’t wait,” he exclaimed excitedly, the new video game comes out this Tuesday.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue and quotes?

• Before the party started, she asked, “Does she know about the surprise?”
• Before the party started, she asked “Does she know about the surprise?”
• Before the party started, "she asked, Does she know about the surprise?”

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D