Dialogue 2

Front

What is dialogue?

Back

A conversation between characters in a story.

Front

What punctuation is used to indicate dialogue?

Back

Quotation marks (" ").

Front

When a new speaker talks in dialogue, what should you do?

Back

Start a new line (new paragraph).

Front

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

Back

Mom exclaimed, "Don't forget to clean your room!"

Front

What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

Back

To indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

Front

What is a narrator tag?

Back

A phrase that attributes dialogue to a character, such as 'he said' or 'she exclaimed.'

Front

How do you separate dialogue from the narrator tag?

Back

Use a comma before the opening quotation mark.

Front

What is the correct way to punctuate dialogue at the end of a sentence?

Back

Place punctuation inside the closing quotation marks.

Front

What is an example of incorrect dialogue punctuation?

Back

Mom exclaimed "Don't forget to clean your room!" (missing comma).

Front

What do you do if a character speaks for more than one paragraph?

Back

Start a new line for each paragraph of dialogue.