Dialogue Rules

Every time you have a new speaker, you must always...

• name them

• indent

• start a new paragraph

• indent and start a new paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Only the _______ go inside of quotation marks.

• exclamatory words

• exact words

• thoughts of a character

• main character's speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

The words used to identify the speaker are called the ___________.

(e.g. Mary said, Jane replied, etc.)

• tag line

• working words

• vivid verbs

• quotes

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or False: When punctuating a sentence in a quote, you can end the sentence with a period.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

When quoting a speaker, while you can not punctuate a sentence with a period, you can use...

• a period.

• a transition into the next sentence.

• a question mark or an exclamation point.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

True or False: The quote below is formatted correctly.

"Stop!" Adam exclaimed angrily. " I could have dropped my croissant."

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

True or False: The dialogue below is formatted correctly.

"We need to get this lesson planned out," Ms. Pitts said.

"You're right," agreed Ms. Mishlan. " Do you think that we can add an extra work day?"

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

True or False: You use a comma in the place of a period when writing dialogue unless you are ending the sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A