Punctuation of Dialogue

What might happen if prose writers did not include speech tags along with their dialogue?

• Readers would be confused over who's speaking

• The dialogue would not represent the person or character's exact words

• They'd have to use word balloons instead

• Quotation marks would not be necessary

If you're writing prose that contains dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?

• whenever a different character begins speaking

• at the end of every sentence

• before every speech tag

• after every comma

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

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is this sentence written correctly? 
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

Is this sentence written correctly? 
"The basketball game was great.  We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.

• correct

• incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of the options below is correct?

• Emily begged, "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner?"

• "Emily begged, "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner?"

• Emily begged "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner?"

• Emily begged, "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner"?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• "What time does the game start? asked Nanette."
• "What time does the game start," asked Nanette.
• "What time does the game start?" asked Nanette.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which of the following is correct?

• "I enjoy working with you" said Tina

• I enjoy working with you, said Tina

• "I enjoy working with you, said Tina"

• "I enjoy working with you," said Tina.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate the beginning and end of a character's spoken words in dialogue?

• A) Comma

• B) Quotation marks

• C) Period

• D) Exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D