Punctuating Dialogue Effectively

What should you put around the words that a character speaks?

• Parentheses

• Quotation marks

• Asterisks

• Brackets

When quoting spoken words, where should the quotation marks be placed?

• Around the punctuation marks

• Around the spoken words only

• Around the entire sentence

• Around the dialogue tag

What should be done to the first letter of a quote?

• It should be capitalized

• It should be bolded

• It should be underlined

• It should be italicized

How should you separate spoken and non-spoken words?

• With a semicolon

• With a period

• With a dash

• With a comma

Where should the punctuation be placed if the dialogue is at the beginning of the sentence?

• Outside the quotes

• Inside the quotes

• After the quotes

• Before the quotes

What should you do when a new speaker starts talking?

• Add a new paragraph

• Change the text color

• Indent the new speaker's dialogue

• Use a different font

Why is it important to add dialogue taglines?

• To let the reader know who is speaking

• To add more punctuation

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer

What is a good alternative to using 'said' in dialogue tags?

• Looked

• Thought

• Walked

• Replied

What should you do if a dialogue phrase ends with a question mark?

• Change it to a period

• Replace it with a comma

• Leave it inside the quotes

• Move it outside the quotes

When should you start a new line in dialogue?

• Every time a new person speaks

• Every time a sentence ends

• Every time a paragraph ends

• Every time a new idea is introduced