Quotation Marks / Dialogue

Quotation Marks / Dialogue

English 10

​RULE #1: Text inside a direct quotation begins with a CAPITAL LETTER.

​ Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game!”

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​ “Is it true?" asked Cindy.

​RULE #2: When a quoation is SPLIT IN 2, the SECOND part LOWER CASE letter.

“What are some of the things,” Mrs. Baskin inquired, “that make school so much fun?”

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“One thing I like,” replied Sarah, “is recess!”

RULE #3: When writing DIALOGUE, all PUNCTUATION at the end of the quoteation go INSIDE the QUOTATION MARKS " ".

​“Let's visit the museum,” suggested Samantha.

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Jon replied, “Didn't we go there last weekend?”

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“But when we did,” Beth added, “we didn't see the Ancient Egyptian exhibit.”

RULE #4: MAKE A NEW PARAGRAPH (INDENT) WHEN A DIFFERENT PERSON BEGINS TO SPEAK.

"Last night, I dreamt that I ate a giant marshmallow," Kevin said. 

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"Was that anything like the dream you had about eating your way through a mountain of fruit cocktail?" asked Suzy. 

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"Scarier," Kevin explained. "This time I woke up and my pillow was gone."​

RULE #5: Don't use a PERIOD at the end of a quotation when followed by a dialogue tag such as: she said, Mom asked, he explained, etc. USE COMMAS, QUESTION MARKS, and EXCLAMATION MARKS, not PERIODS.

​“My Algebra class is driving me crazy!” Paul yelled.​

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“That's my favorite class,” Becky replied.​

Multiple Choice

1) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• She said, "You look pale."

• she said, "you look pale."

• She said, "you look pale"

• She said, "You look pale".

Multiple Choice

2) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables," screamed the little boy.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables!" screamed the little boy.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables,!" screamed the little boy.

• "I don't want to eat vegetables." screamed the little boy.

Multiple Choice

3) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• What is that you're carrying, she asked.

• "What is that you're carrying," she asked.

• "What is that you're carrying." She asked.

• "What is that you're carrying?" she asked.

Multiple Select

4) Choose the correctly punctuated sentences below.

• "But, he said he would be home for dinner she wailed, "and it's past dinnertime!"

• But, he said he would be home for dinner, she wailed, "And it's past dinnertime!"

• "But, he said he would be home for dinner," she wailed, "and it's past dinnertime,"

• "But, he said he would be home for dinner," she wailed, "and it's past dinnertime!"

• "But, he said he would be home for dinner!" she wailed. "And it's past dinnertime!"

Multiple Choice

5) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• "if only" he said "we could get through the gate."

• "If only," he said, "we could get through the gate."

• "If only", he said, "we could get through the gate."

• "if only," he said, "We could get through the gate."

Multiple Choice

6) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• “The best there is,” She said.

• Bernie said,"Science is more interesting than history."

• According to Jeffrey, “Our mayor abuses municipal funds!”

• None of them is correct.

Multiple Choice

7) Choose the correctly punctuated sentence below.

• "I don't want to go home," said Julia. "I like it here at the zoo. The animals are all so funny." She began to cry and then wailed, "I didn't even get to see the elephants!"

• "I know." replied her father. "Don't worry. We'll come back another time."

• The zoo is now closing. Please make your way to the exit came the announcement over the speaker.

• None of them is correct.

Multiple Choice

8) Which of the following sentences NEEDS quotation marks?

• Tom predicted that it would be a close game.

• I hope you will be here, he said.

• She said that her mom is always watching her phone.

• None of them.

Multiple Choice

9) Choose the correctly punctuated DIALOGUE below.

• “Handsome lad like you. There must be some special girl. Come on, what’s her name?" says Caesar. Peeta sighs. "Well, there is this one girl. I’ve had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I’m pretty sure she didn’t know I was alive until the reaping.

• “She have another fellow?" asks Caesar."

  “I don’t know, but a lot of boys like her," says Peeta.

• “So, here’s what you do. You win, you go home. She can’t turn you down then, eh?" says Caesar encouragingly.

  "I don’t think it’s going to work out. Winning...won’t help in my case," says Peeta.

Open Ended

10) Rewrite the dialogue correctly. Watch your punctuation, capitalization & paragraphing.

Why ever not says Caesar mystified Peeta blushes beet red and stammers out because...because...she came here with me