Writing Good Dialogue

Which of the following is correct?

• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some.
• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some."
• "I want some Cheetos," I Said. "so let's go get some."
• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "So let's go get some."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

• The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

______________ each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing.

• skip a line
• indent
• all of the above
• None of these

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent
• Capitalize
• Underline
• Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Is this sentence written correctly?
Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!"

• correct
• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• "Polly shouted," I want a cracker!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence which uses quotation marks correctly.

• "That's just great," Ms. Anderson cried out, "I can't find my keys!"
• "That's just great", Ms. Anderson cried out "I can't find my keys"
• "That's just great Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys"
• "That's just great?"  Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters
• a verb
• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story
• boring

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks? (Click ALL that apply)

• Capitalize the speaker's tag.

• Make a new paragraph.

• Indent.

• Highlight the text.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the dialogue tag in the following sentence:
Christian cried, "He's not playing fair!"

• Christian 
• Christian cried
• He's not
• playing fair

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3