Identifying & Punctuating Dialogue

How do we know when there is dialogue in a story?

• it will be bolded

• it will be highlighted

• it will all be uppercased

• it will be in quotation marks

Which part of the sentence is dialogue?

"Please do your homework," Ms. White asked.

• Ms. White asked

• Please do your homework

Which part of the sentence is dialogue?

My mom shouted, "Dinner is ready!"

• My mom shouted

• Dinner is ready!

Which part of the sentence is dialogue?

"You will need your Chromebook for class today," my teacher said.

• You will need your Chromebook for class today

• my teacher said

Look at the sentence below.

"I can't wait for summer break!" shouted Andrew.

What should you always place at the beginning AND end of dialogue?

• quotation marks

• comma

• period

I would like ice cream cake for my birthday, said Alyssa.

Where should you place the quotation marks?

• before "I"

  after "birthday"

• before "I"

  after "Alyssa"

• before "said"

  after "Alyssa"

Mya asked, are we going outside for recess today?

Where should you place the quotation marks?

• before "Mya"

  after "asked"

• before "Mya"

  after "today"

• before "are"

  after "today"

During the basketball game, Kolton shouted, time out!

Where should you place the quotation marks?

• before "during"

  after "out"

• before "time"

  after "out"

• before "Kolton"

  after "out"

Sadie exclaimed, I can't wait to learn more about seasons!

Where should you place the quotation marks?

• before "I"

  after "seasons"

• before "Sadie"

  after "seasons"

• before "Sadie"

  after "exclaimed"

What is dialogue?

• when the narrator of a story is speaking

• when characters in a story are speaking

• when characters in a story don't agree with each other

• the hero or villian in a story

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