Dialogue Flashcard

Front

Is this sentence written correctly? Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."

Back

No, the first word inside the quotation marks should be capitalized.

Front

When writing dialogue, the first word inside the quotation marks and the first word of each sentence is always:

Back

Capitalized.

Front

Which of the following are quotation marks? ? , ' "

Back

" (double quotation marks) are used to indicate dialogue.

Front

Is this sentence written correctly? Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."

Back

No, the first word inside the quotation marks should be capitalized.

Front

Which of the following is correct? Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos." "Jane said, I really want to eat Cheetos". jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos." Jane said, "i really want to eat Cheetos,"

Back

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

Front

What punctuation is used to indicate spoken dialogue?

Back

Quotation marks (" ").

Front

What is the purpose of dialogue in writing?

Back

To show conversations between characters.

Front

How should a new speaker's dialogue be formatted?

Back

Start on a new line and indent.

Front

What is the rule for punctuation when using quotation marks?

Back

Punctuation marks like periods and commas should be placed inside the quotation marks.

Front

What is an example of a dialogue tag?

Back

"he said," or "she asked."