Dialogue Practice

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Dad suggested, "let's go to Eagle Park if it doesn't rain."

• "We," declared Maria, "need to remember to buy the groceries."

• "I have two dogs do you have any pets?" questioned Sally.

• "He shook the tree so hard, explained John, "That the apples fell to the ground."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How should the underlined portion of the following sentence be written?

"Get out of here she yelled before I call the police!"

• here," she yelled, "before

• here" she yelled. "Before

• here, she yelled, "before

• It is correct as written.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which are true about dialogue? Choose all that apply.

• No capital letters are needed in dialogue.

• You always capitalize the word right after open quotation marks.

• You start a new line each time a speaker changes.

• Always capitalize the first word of a sentence.

• Quotation marks only go around someone's exact words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "I wish I could attend the ball" expressed Cinderella.

• "Sorry, my dear. You must stay home and finish your chores," replied her stepmother.

• "It seems that I'm the only one working around here", Cinderella complained.

• "Stop complaining," the stepmother snapped, "Before I send you away!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What punctuation is needed in the following sentence?

"Yeah, I was wondering that too," one of the sisters remarked.

• a comma

• a period

• a semicolon

• nothing is needed

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which category of the writing rubric will judge the punctuation used in your dialogue?

• focus and organization

• development

• language

• conventions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Ima Smarty asked, "why can't I go first?"

• "Can I," Berg Hangry asked, "have three more cookies."

• Ben Eficial yelled, "Get out of the building before the fire spreads!"

• "I read the article faster than any of you" boasted Neva Nice.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is NOT written correctly?

• "You might be able to ride to the store with us, " declared Jack.

• "Someone," complained Sally, "needs to stop talking!"

• "What time will we leave? I need to know before I drive to work," John inquired.

• Stella demanded, "get my slippers before I get too upset!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How should the underlined portion be written?

"I am the best opera singer this town has ever seen," Gooda Singer declared I want to be known as a legend one day."

• declared. "I want

• declared, "I want

• declared, I want

• It needs to stay the same.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Where would a comma need to be added to complete the following sentence:

Tad Pole stated, "I went night fishing last weekend and I caught fifteen large-mouth bass."

• after fishing

• before fish

• after weekend

• No comma is needed.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A