Dialogue Practice

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• “I’m tired of everyone yelling at me!” shouted Noah.
• I'm tired of everyone yelling at me, shouted Noah.
• "I'm tired of everyone yelling at me." Shouted Noah!
• "I'm tired of everyone yelling at me, shouted Noah!"

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Wow, today’s lunch is terrible gagged Lucy.
• "Wow, today’s lunch is terrible"! gagged Lucy.
• "Wow, today’s lunch is terrible," gagged Lucy.
• "Wow, today’s lunch is terrible" gagged Lucy.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Cole screamed, “We beat the Lancers”!
• Cole screamed “we beat the Lancers!”
• Cole screamed, “We beat the Lancers!"
• Cole screamed. “We beat the Lancers”!

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Do we have any math homework? Taeya asked.
• "Do we have any math homework?” Taeya asked.
• “Do we have any math homework” Taeya asked?
• “Do we have any math homework”? Taeya asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which line of dialogue is correctly formatted?

• Amelia cringed, "That smells terrible!"

• "Amelia cringed," That smells terrible!

• Amelia cringed "That smells terrible!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which line of dialogue is correctly formatted?

• “Will we get to see the monkeys?” asked Lilly.

• Will we get to see the monkeys asked Lilly.

• "Will we get to see the monkeys" asked Lilly?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• My dad is a great basketball coach, "said Josie."
• "My dad is a great basketball coach, said Josie."
• "My dad is a great basketball coach," said Josie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!".
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?  asked Jackson.
• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.
• "Didn't she say our homework was due Friday? asked Jackson.
• "didn't she say our homework was due Friday?" asked Jackson.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which is correct? 

• "Run for your lives! yelled Andrew. 
• Run for your lives!" yelled Andrew. 
• "Run for your lives!" yelled Andrew. 
• Run for your lives! "yelled Andrew."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B