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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which part of the sentence is dialogue?

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

• Ms. White asked

• Please do your homework

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Which part of the sentence is dialogue?

My mom shouted, "Dinner is ready!"

• My mom shouted

• Dinner is ready!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

• W

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D