TEST on COMMAS & PUNCTUATING DIALOGUE

Which of the following is true?

•     Change paragraphs every 5 sentences.
• Change paragraphs when someone different begins speaking.
• Change paragraphs after the topic sentence.
• Never change paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2C

CCSS.W.7.4

Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet screamed Mrs. Balkam

• "Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs. Balkam.
• Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet? "Screamed Mrs. Balkam"
• "has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed mrs. balkam?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

A comma should follow which word in the sentence below?
Miller whined "Are we there yet?"

• whined
• Miller
• yet
• Are

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.
• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
• "According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."
• According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which is punctuated correctly? 

• "When will we be back," Ray asked.
• "When will we be back," Ray asked?
• "When will we be back?" Ray asked.
• "When will we be back? Ray asked."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which is punctuated correctly?

• I need a Dr. Pepper, so I can wake up, "groaned Rachel.
• "I need a Dr. Pepper, so I can wake up," groaned Rachel.
• "I need a Dr. Pepper, so I can wake up" groaned Rachel.
• "I need a Dr. Pepper, so I can wake up, groaned Rachel."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas
• speaker tags
• quotation marks
• An indent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

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

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

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

• "don't forget to clean your room!" remarked the mother.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D