
Mastering Dialogue Punctuation Rules

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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What punctuation mark should always be used at the beginning and end of a dialogue?
Comma
Period
Exclamation point
Quotation marks
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of a dialogue tag in writing?
To describe the setting
To introduce or follow up a dialogue
To end a conversation
To list the characters
Tags
CCSS.L.5.2B
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.4.2C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where should a comma be placed when a dialogue tag follows a quote?
Outside the quotation marks
No comma is needed
Before the dialogue tag
Inside the quotation marks
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.1.2C
CCSS.L.2.2B
CCSS.L.3.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a dialogue tag comes before a quote containing an exclamation point, where should the exclamation point be placed?
No exclamation point is used
Before the comma
Outside the quotation marks
Inside the quotation marks
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should you punctuate a dialogue tag that comes after an exclamatory sentence?
With a period
No punctuation
With a comma
With an exclamation point
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What punctuation is used to close a quotation if the dialogue tag follows?
Period
No punctuation
Comma
Question mark
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where does the period go if the dialogue tag is before the quotation?
After the dialogue tag
No period is used
Before the dialogue tag
Inside the quotation marks
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.5.2
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