6.1 Using Quotation Marks

Which of the following are quotation marks?

• "

• ;

• .

• ,

What is dialogue?

• Dialogue is narration. It is not the conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.

• Dialogue is what a character thinks inside of their head and does not say aloud.

Why do writers use quotation marks around dialogue in their writing?

• to signal narration.

• to signal inner thinking.

• to signal that someone is speaking.

What are three things writers make sure they do when creating dialogue in their writing? SELECT THREE CHOICES.

• They use opening and closing quotation marks around what is said.

• They put the ending punctuation inside the quotation marks when using question marks and exclamation points to end what is said.

• They use attributions.

• They use no ending punctuation.

Read the mentor sentence. Why does the writer use quotation marks in this sentence?

• to signal a character's inner thinking

• to signal that someone is speaking aloud

• to signal that someone is narrating the story

Read the mentor sentence. What is the attribution tag in the sentence?

• Hassan would mumble

• "Yes, father,"

• looking down at his feet

What is the purpose of the writer using an attribution tag after the dialogue in the sentence?

• to show readers who is NOT speaking

• to show readers who is doing the action

• to show readers who IS speaking

We are working on creating dialogue that also includes a participle or participial phrase as a CLOSER added to the end of the sentence to add action, images, and sounds to our writing. Re-read the sentence. What is the participial phrase in the sentence?

• "Yes, father,"

• Hassan would mumble

• looking down at his feet

Write a sentence that uses quotation marks to signal dialogue AND includes a participle or participial phrase as a CLOSER. Be sure to use proper capitalization, appropriate internal punctuation, and appropriate ending punctuation.