Punctuating Dialogue

Select the dialogue.

"There's only four weeks left in the quarter," stressed Mr. Mulvihill.

• "There's only four weeks left in the quarter,"

• stressed Mr. Mulvihill.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

Select the dialogue tag.

Mr. Mulvihill pleaded, "Please do your best."

• "Please do your best."

• Mr. Mulvihill pleaded,

Which is the correct way to punctuate this dialogue?

Kwame answered of course I love to read

• Kwame answered, "Of course I love to read!"

• Kwame answered ",Of course I love to read"!

• Kwame answered "of course I love to read!"

Which is the correct way to punctuate this dialogue?

How are you doing asked Norman

• "How are you doing?" asked Norman.

• "How are you doing," asked Norman.

• "How are you doing" ,asked Norman?

Which is the correct way to punctuate this dialogue?

Well suggested Marcus we can go to the mall

• "Well," suggested Marcus, "we can go to the mall."

• "Well", suggested Marcus ",we can go to the mall."

• "Well" suggested Marcus ",we can go to the mall".

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which is the correct way to punctuate this dialogue?

Clean up your room hollered my mother

• "Clean up your room!" hollered my mother.

• "Clean up your room"! hollered my mother.

• "Clean up your room." hollered my mother.

Correctly punctuate this dialogue.

It's Friday cheered the students

Correctly punctuate this dialogue.

I think said Isaiah that I know the answer

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2B

CCSS.W.5.3B

Correctly punctuate this dialogue.

Jason asked Can I have some chips

Tags

CCSS.W.5.4

True or False

You should start a new paragraph and indent every time a NEW character speaks.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.W.5.3B