Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue

Quotation Marks and Commas

How do we use them correctly?

Quotation marks are mostly used to show when someone is speaking...

• "I'm Irish," Matthieu said.

• Aria asked, "But where's the anime??"

• "My Nintendo Switch," Ashton announced, "is green!"

We also use quotation marks to show some titles...

• Articles in magazines

• Episode names of TV shows

• Songs released by an musician

Yesterday we saw this question! The correct choice was...

The Leprechaun says, "Make my shoes!"

Today we'll focus on dialogue...

(That's when people are talking)

Multiple Choice

Does the following sentence contain dialogue?

My mom said, "You need to get going!"

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Which of these choices shows the right way to use quotation marks?

• "Ms. Moreno said Miss your face!"

• Ms. Moreno said, "Miss your face!"

• Ms. Moreno said Miss Your Face!

Ms. Moreno said, "Miss your face!"

It's this one! Notice the comma, the capitalization, and the quotation marks at the beginning and the end.

Open Ended

Your turn to try! Write a sentence that includes dialogue.

Multiple Choice

Quotation marks come at the beginning and end of a person's exact words.

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "That's perfect, Levi replied."

• "That's perfect," Levi replied.

• "That's perfect, Levi" replied.

Multiple Choice

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "Evie yelled, Yes!"

• "Evie yelled," Yes!

• Evie yelled, "Yes!"

• Evie yelled, "Yes"!

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and a comma.

• The umpire yelled, Safe!

• The umpire yelled “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled, “Safe!”

• The umpire yelled Safe

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• Sophia yelled, A puppy!

• Ansh yelled “A puppy!”

• Rhys yelled, “A puppy!”

• Dawn yelled A puppy

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with the correct use of quotation marks and punctuation.

• Ben yelled, Watch out!

• Paree yelled, “Watch out!”

• Jadzia yelled “Watch out!”

• Peter yelled watch out

Multiple Select

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