Punctuating Dialogue

Punctuating Dialogue

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English

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
Options: "I love Starbucks!" exclaimed Mrs. Stanley. , "I love Starbucks"! exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.

Back

"I love Starbucks!" exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation? "Can you help me"? asked the student., "Can you help me?" asked the student.

Back

"Can you help me?" asked the student.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
Options: The teacher shouted, "It is time to be quiet!", The teacher shouted "it is time to be quiet"!

Back

The teacher shouted, "It is time to be quiet!"

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
1. The teacher announced, "We are going to the book fair tomorrow!"
2. The teacher announced "we are going to the book fair tomorrow"!

Back

The teacher announced, "We are going to the book fair tomorrow!"

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we look for when the dialogue comes at the BEGINNING of the sentence? Example: "You have such a cute dog," said Ms. Fredericks.

Back

Punctuation inside of the quotation marks. Lowercase letter following quotation marks.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we look for when the dialogue comes at the END of the sentence? Example: Ms. Fredericks said, "You have such a cute dog."

Back

Comma after speaker tag. Capital letter where dialogue starts. End punctuation inside quotation marks.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation? The student whined, "I wish it was a three day weekend.", The student whined "I wish it was a three day weekend".

Back

The student whined, "I wish it was a three day weekend."

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