Punctuating Dialogue 6th Grade: Practice 1

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What punctuation is used to indicate a speaker's exact words?

Back

Quotation marks are used to indicate a speaker's exact words.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that includes a quote?

Back

You place a comma before the opening quotation mark and a period or other punctuation mark inside the closing quotation mark.

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Is this sentence correct? 'The teacher said, 'We will have a test tomorrow.'

Back

No, it is incorrect. The correct version is: The teacher said, 'We will have a test tomorrow.'

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What is a speaker tag?

Back

A speaker tag is a phrase that attributes a quote to a speaker, such as 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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Choose the correct punctuation: 'I can't believe it' she exclaimed.

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The correct punctuation is: 'I can't believe it,' she exclaimed.

Front

What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

Back

Quotation marks are used to show the exact words spoken by a character.

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Identify the error: 'He said, I will go to the store.'

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The error is that there are no quotation marks around the spoken words. It should be: 'He said, 'I will go to the store.''

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Which sentence is correct? 'She asked, 'Are we there yet?' or 'She asked, Are we there yet?'

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The correct sentence is: 'She asked, 'Are we there yet?''

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What punctuation follows a quote when it ends a sentence?

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A period is placed inside the closing quotation mark.

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Is this sentence correct? 'They shouted, 'Hooray!'

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Yes, the sentence is correct.