Punctuation Semicolons Colons Quotation Marks Hyphens

What are the rules for using quotation marks in dialogue?

• Placing punctuation marks outside the quotation marks

• The rules for using quotation marks in dialogue include starting a new paragraph for each speaker, using double quotation marks for spoken words, placing punctuation marks inside the quotation marks, using dialogue tags to indicate the speaker, and using single quotation marks for thoughts or internal dialogue.

• Using single quotation marks for spoken words

• Using double quotation marks for thoughts or internal dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What are the different types of dialogue punctuation?

• commas, semicolons, and exclamation marks

• quotation marks, dashes, and ellipses

• apostrophes, hyphens, and question marks

• parentheses, brackets, and colons

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is a correct usage of quotation marks?

• c

• b

• d

• a

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the correct punctuation for interrupted dialogue?

• "I don't think...", she started.

• "I don't think..." she started.

• "I don't think..." She started.

• "I don't think...", She started.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the correct punctuation for a question within dialogue?

• "What do you mean?" She asked.

• "What do you mean?", she asked.

• "What do you mean?" she asked.

• "What do you mean?", She asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the correct punctuation for an exclamation within dialogue?

• "Wow!" she exclaimed.

• "Wow!", She exclaimed.

• "Wow!" She exclaimed.

• "Wow!", she exclaimed.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the correct punctuation for a dialogue tag after a question?

• "Where are you going?" She asked.

• "Where are you going?" she asked.

• "Where are you going?", she asked.

• "Where are you going?", She asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the correct punctuation for a dialogue tag after an exclamation?

• "I can't believe it!", she shouted.

• "I can't believe it!" She shouted.

• "I can't believe it!", She shouted.

• "I can't believe it!" she shouted.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the correct punctuation for a dialogue tag after interrupted dialogue?

• "I don't think..." She started.

• "I don't think..." she started.

• "I don't think...", she started.

• "I don't think...", She started.

The hyphen is used in ___________

• Compound nouns, verbs, adjectives

• separate sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A