Adding Quotation Marks

Adding Quotation Marks

Dialogue

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Quotation Marks

Authors use these marks to show exactly what characters are saying.

Quotation Mark Rules

• Quotation marks go around the outside of spoken words.

• You need a beginning mark and an end mark.

• They go at the end of spoken words, not at the end of the sentence.

• They do not go around the dialogue tag.

Examples

• John said, "Baseball is my favorite sport."

• "I'm hungry. Let's get something to eat," said Jake.

• "Where did I park the car?" asked mom.

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses quotation marks correctly?

• "Carl shouted, we won the game!"

• Carl "shouted" we won the game!

• "Carl shouted," we won the game!

• Carl shouted, "We won the game!"

Multiple Choice

Which of these uses quotation marks correctly?

• There's nothing to do "sighed Amanda."

• "There's nothing to do," sighed Amanda.

• "There's nothing to do, sighed Amanda."

• "There's nothing" to do sighed Amanda.

Caution

Sometimes there are extra words after the 'said' verb. Make sure you don't include these in your quotation.

Penny said to her mom, "My homework is finished."

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "I forgot my homework" , said Sophia.

• "I forgot my homework, said Sophia.

• I forgot my homework, said Sophia.

• "I forgot my homework," said Sophia.

Assignment

Using your spiral notebook, write at least two sentences of dialogue. Make sure to add quotation marks in the correct places.