Dialogue Punctuation

Front

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

Back

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

Front

What should you do to the first word of a quotation?

Back

Capitalize the first word of a quotation.

Front

Which of the following is correct? Rhonda said, "I love dogs." or Rhonda said, "i love dogs."?

Back

Rhonda said, "I love dogs." is correct.

Front

What punctuation mark is used to end a question?

Back

A question mark (?) is used to end a question.

Front

What is the purpose of a speaker tag?

Back

A speaker tag identifies who is speaking in a dialogue.

Front

How do you punctuate a sentence that ends with a quotation?

Back

Place the punctuation mark inside the quotation marks.

Front

What is the correct way to write: Jen said, "I love to debate"?

Back

The correct way is: Jen said, "I love to debate."

Front

What do you call the part of the sentence that tells who is speaking?

Back

The speaker tag.

Front

Is this sentence correct? "The basketball game was great!" exclaimed Mark.

Back

Yes, it is correct.

Front

What punctuation is used to separate a speaker tag from the quotation?

Back

A comma is used to separate a speaker tag from the quotation.