Dialogue Rules

Front

What is dialogue?

Back

A conversation between/amongst characters

Front

“Help me___” screamed Bob.

Back

! (exclamation point)

Front

The monster reached out to grab him. ___ Yikes! I can’t get away!” Blake yelled.

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“ (quotation mark)

Front

Which of the following is correct?
Options:
“I want some Cheetos,” I said, “so let’s go get some.
“I want some Cheetos,” I Said. “so let’s go get some.”
“I want some Cheetos,” I said, “so let’s go get some.”
“I want some Cheetos,” I said, “So let’s go get some.”

Back

“I want some Cheetos,” I said, “so let’s go get some.”

Front

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?
Options: The mother remarked, “Don’t forget to clean your room!”, The mother remarked, “don’t forget to clean your room!”, The mother remarked “Don’t forget to clean your room!”, The mother remarked Don’t forget to clean your room!

Back

The mother remarked, “Don’t forget to clean your room!”

Front

What do you do in your writing each time the speaker changes in a narrative?

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Indent

Front

What do you do to the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence?

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Capitalize

Front

Is this sentence written correctly? Cliff exclaimed, “Seventh grade is the best year yet!”

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Yes

Front

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly: Polly shouted, “I want a cracker!”, Polly should, “I want a cracker”!, Polly shouted, “I want a cracker.”, Polly shouted, “I want a cracker!

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Polly shouted, “I want a cracker!”

Front

Which word should have a quotation mark before it in the sentence: The mother remarked, Don’t forget to clean your room!”? Options: remarked, mother, don’t, your.

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Don’t