Punctuating Dialogue

Why do you need to punctuate dialogue?

• To get a good grade

• So the reader can understand

• To make the story more interesting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

It is believed that quotation marks represent...

• Ears

• Teeth

• Lips

• Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Rule 1 - You must start a new paragraph every time...

• The speaker changes

• You use punctuation

• You break dialogue into two parts

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3B

Rule 2 - What punctuation do we use for DIRECT quotations?

• ,

• ?

• !

• "

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Rule 3 - Use quotation marks in an INDIRECT quotation.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Rule 4 - Full stops and commas should go where?

• Inside the speech marks

• Outside the speech marks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Rule 5 - Question marks and exclamation marks that are NOT related to the speech should go where?

• Inside the speech marks

• Outside the speech marks

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Rule 6 - What punctuation should be used after a speaker's tag ("said", "asked", "shouted" etc.)?

• ?

• ,

• !

• "

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Rule 7 - What should you do when you finish writing your dialogue?

• Read it again to check it makes sense

• Start a new dialogue

• Finish your story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which of these sentences would be bad news for your grandma?

• Let's eat grandma!

• Let's eat, grandma!

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C