Choose the sentence that is correct.

He giggled, "I'm not sure who said that."

He giggled. "I'm not sure who said that."

He giggled, "I'm not sure who said that".

Choose the sentence that is correct.

"Do you," shouted Bill, "like my mustache?"

"Do you," shouted Bill, "Like my mustache?

"do you," shouted Bill, "like my mustache?"

Choose the sentence that is correct?

"I'm having a bad," Sarah whined, "hair day today!"

"I'm having a bad," Sarah whined, "Hair day today!"

"I'm having a bad," Sarah whined, "hair day today"!

Select the example that is formatted correctly:

"Hey!" The boy yelled as he raced after his dog.

HEY! The boy yelled as he raced after his dog.

Hey! "The boy yelled as he raced after his dog."

"Hey! The boy yelled as he raced after his dog."

Which of the options below is correct?

"Titus," his mother said happily, "that was the funniest thing I've heard all day!"

Titus, his mother said happily, "that was the funniest thing I've heard all day!"

"Titus," his mother said happily "that was the funniest thing I've heard all day."

"Titus, his mother said happily, that was the funniest thing I've heard all day!"

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue?

A) "I can't believe it," she said.

B) "I can't believe it" she said.

C) I can't believe it," she said.

D) "I can't believe it," she said

When should a new paragraph be started in dialogue?

B) When the same character continues speaking

Choose the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation.

A) "Where are you going?" he asked.

B) "Where are you going?" he asked

C) "Where are you going"? he asked.

D) "Where are you going," he asked.

Identify the correctly punctuated dialogue sentence.

C) "It's a beautiful day," she said.

A) "It's a beautiful day," she smiled.

B) "It's a beautiful day" she smiled.

D) "It's a beautiful day" she said.

What is the purpose of a speaker tag in dialogue?

C) To provide background information

D) To introduce a new character

Which sentence demonstrates correct paragraphing in dialogue?

A) "I love this song," she said. "It's my favorite."

B) "I love this song," she said. "It's my favorite."

C) "I love this song," she said. "It's my favorite."

D) "I love this song," she said. "It's my favorite."

Select the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation and paragraphing.

A) "Do you want to go to the park?" he asked. "Yes," she replied.

B) "Do you want to go to the park?" he asked "Yes," she replied.

C) "Do you want to go to the park," he asked. "Yes," she replied.

D) "Do you want to go to the park?" he asked. "Yes," she replied

Which sentence is correctly punctuated for dialogue?

A) "I'm not sure," he said, "if I can make it."

B) "I'm not sure" he said, "if I can make it."

C) "I'm not sure," he said "if I can make it."

D) "I'm not sure," he said, "if I can make it"

Choose the correctly punctuated dialogue sentence.

A) "Can you help me?" she asked.

B) "Can you help me"? she asked.

C) "Can you help me," she asked.

D) "Can you help me" she asked.

Dialogue Punctuation and Paragraphing

Authored by Sarah Williams

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6th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The first word of dialogue should be capitalized

True

False

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct sentence.

The boy whined, "Do I have to do the homework?"

The boy whined, "do I have to do the homework"?

The boy whined, "Do I have to do the homework"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When writing dialogue all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go before the quotation marks

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which part is the dialogue in this sentence? He mumbled, "Be quiet!"

He mumbled

"Be quiet!"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

"According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

"According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is correct?

"Run for your lives! yelled Andrew.

Run for your lives!" yelled Andrew.

"Run for your lives!" yelled Andrew.

Run for your lives! "yelled Andrew."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which part of the sentence is the speaker tag?
"I hate Mondays," she shouted.

"I hate Mondays,"

she shouted

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.6.3A

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Dialogue Punctuation and Paragraphing

The first word of dialogue should be capitalized

Choose the correct sentence.

When writing dialogue all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go before the quotation marks

Which part is the dialogue in this sentence? He mumbled, "Be quiet!"

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Which is correct?

Which part of the sentence is the speaker tag? "I hate Mondays," she shouted.

Which part of the sentence is the dialogue?"Does anyone have," he questioned, "some gum?"

Choose the sentence that is correct.

Choose the sentence that is correct.

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Which part of the sentence is the speaker tag?
"I hate Mondays," she shouted.

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