Dialogue Rules

Dialogue Rules

Multiple Choice

What is dialogue?

• a play about many characters

• an action word in a sentence

• a conversation between people or characters

• no one knows for sure

Multiple Choice

The two parts of dialogue are:

• the quote and the tag

• the quote and the speaker

• the speaker and the listener

• the tag and the quotation mark

Multiple Choice

What do you put around a speaker's exact words?

• ,

• "

• !

• ?

Punctuation goes BEFORE the quotation!!

(P before Q just like in the alphabet)

"You are a nut!" laughed Ethel.

Fiona replied, "You know it."

"Are you mad that I said that?" asked Ethel, frowning.

Fiona grinned. "No way. You're my BFF!"

Notice that the punctuation marks go BEFORE the quotation marks.

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct? 

• "I love getting my nails done!" exclaimed Susan. 
• "I love getting my nails done." exclaimed Susan. 
• "I love getting my nails done, exclaimed Susan."
• "I love getting my nails done", exclaimed Susan. 

Multiple Choice

Is this correct?

"When we go to my Grandma's house we eat great food!" I exclaimed.

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence which uses quotation marks correctly.

• "That's just great," Ms. Anderson cried out. "I can't find my keys!"

• "That's just great", Ms. Anderson cried out "I can't find my keys"

• "That's just great Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys"

• "That's just great?" Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys!"

Multiple Choice

Which of these is correct?

• James is "very" nice said Chris.
• "James," is very nice said Chris.
• "James is very nice", said Chris.
• "James is very nice," said Chris.

Multiple Choice

Select the correct answer.

• "What a beautiful day!", said Ms. Wright.

• "What a beautiful day!" said Ms. Wright.

• "What a beautiful day." Said Ms. Wright."

• "What a beautiful day! said" Ms. Wright.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• "Polly shouted," I want a cracker!

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence written correctly?
Cliff exclaimed, "Seventh grade is the best year yet!"

• correct
• incorrect

Multiple Choice

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent
• Capitalize
• Underline
• Delete

Multiple Choice

______________ each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing.

• skip a line or two

• start a new paragraph and indent

• all of the above

• None of these

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

• The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct?

• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some.
• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some."
• "I want some Cheetos," I Said. "so let's go get some."
• "I want some Cheetos," I said, "So let's go get some."

Multiple Choice

The monster reached out to grab him. ___ Yikes! I can't get away!" Blake yelled.

• .
• "
• !
• ?

Multiple Choice

"Help me __ " screamed Blake.

• .
• "
• !
• ?

Multiple Choice

Which one is correct?

1.

"I love rice with ginger sauce on it!" exclaimed Nan. "I do, too!" agreed Thel. "I like mine with peanut butter and jelly on it."

2.

"Peanut butter and jelly on rice?" gagged Nan.

Thif laughed, "Yes. It's good with tuna fish and ketchup, too."

"I'm not hungry anymore," sighed Nan, looking a little green.

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