Punctuating Dialogue

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What is the correct way to punctuate this dialogue? Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

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Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is two or more people speaking to each other in a written conversation.

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What punctuation mark should you place before a quotation?

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You should place a comma before a quotation.

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Select the correct punctuation for this dialogue: "Hey," said Isabel, "Cups is a song from the movie Pitch Perfect!"

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"Hey," said Isabel, "'Cups' is a song from the movie Pitch Perfect!"

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Is the following statement correct? According to the New York Times article "Dogs For Life", "70% of adopted dogs in the United States were previously adopted."

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Correct.

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What punctuation is used to show someone is speaking?

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Quotation marks are used to show someone is speaking.

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How do you end a sentence that includes dialogue?

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You can end it with a period, exclamation point, or question mark, depending on the sentence.

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What is the purpose of using commas in dialogue?

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Commas are used to separate the dialogue from the speaker's tag.

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What is a speaker's tag?

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A speaker's tag is a phrase that tells who is speaking, like 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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How do you punctuate a question in dialogue?

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You place a question mark inside the quotation marks.