Writing Dialogue Comprehension Check

Match the definition to the term:

• What the author or narrator DESCRIBES

• Quotation Marks

• Words written by another author

• Narration

• Punctuation indicating dialogue or quote

• Dialogue

• What the characters in a story SAY

• Quote

Dialogue can be found at the ____ of a sentence. (Choose ALL correct answers)

• beginning

• middle

• end

Which of these sentences is punctuated and capitalized correctly? (· represents a space)

• "There are three ways to use dialogue,"·said Ms. Parker.

• "There are three ways to use dialogue,"·Said Ms. Parker.

• "There are three ways to use dialogue",·said Ms. Parker.

• "There are three ways to use dialogue."Said Ms. Parker.

Which of these sentences is punctuated and capitalized correctly? (· represents a space)

• Mr. Norwood stated,·"Dialogue can be written at the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence."

• Mr. Norwood stated,"dialogue can be written at the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence."

• Mr. Norwood stated·",Dialogue can be written at the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence."

• Mr. Norwood stated"Dialogue can be written at the beginning, middle, or end of the sentence."

Which of these sentences is punctuated and capitalized correctly? (· represents a space)

• "Don't forget about broken quotes,"·Mr. Harris reminded,·"in which the narration breaks the dialogue."

• "Don't forget about broken quotes."·Mr. Harris reminded,"·In which the narration breaks the dialogue."

• "Don't forget about broken quotes,·"·Mr. Harris reminded,·"·In which the narration breaks the dialogue."

• "Don't forget about broken quotes"Mr. Harris reminded"in which the narration breaks the dialogue."

Rewrite the conversation below, correctly punctuating and capitalizing and punctuating the dialogue and narration:

What about paragraphs when writing dialogue Ms. Wilkins asked.

Ms. Parker reminded her we may have lots of paragraphs, but they help the reader tell which character is speaking.