Dialogue Punctuation and Paragraphing

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!

Which is punctuated correctly?

• "Hi." yelled Joey.
• "Hi, yelled Joey."
• "Hi!" yelled Joey.
• "Hi!" yelled Joey

Which of the following is correct? 

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos".

• Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos."

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas

• speaker tags

• quotation marks

• An indent

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

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Underline

• Delete

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

• correct

• incorrect

Is this sentence written correctly? 
While in class today, Miracle said, "when will will go outside?"

• correct

• incorrect

Is this sentence written correctly? 
Sarah said, "I love to laugh."

• correct

• incorrect

Is this sentence sentence written correctly?
Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."

• Yes

• No

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• A) "I can't wait to see the movie," said Tom.

• B) "I can't wait to see the movie" said Tom.

• C) "I can't wait to see the movie", said Tom.

• D) "I can't wait to see the movie." said Tom.