Quotations in Dialog Introduction Final Review

Click on the quotation mark symbol.

• "

• !

• ~

Answer explanation

" is the quotation mark. The ? is a question mark and the ~ is called a tilde.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What do you do every time the speaker changes?

• Start a new line

• Put a period

• Put three dots in between each line

Answer explanation

Always start a new line when the speaker changes. Periods are used to end a sentence and three dots are called an ellipsis and are not needed here.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I need to use the bathroom said Carla.

• "I need to use the bathroom," said Carla.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• You should have went before we left, "Dad said."

• "You should have went before we left," Dad said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "I really have to go!"

• "I really have to go,"!

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Where are my shoes?" Tommy asked.

• "Where are my shoes"? Tommy asked.

Answer explanation

The question mark goes INSIDE of the quotes in this case.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

If you forgot how to use quotation marks, what can you look in for a lot of different examples?

• Books

• TV Shows

• TikTok

Answer explanation

Books will often have hundreds of different examples for you to look at if you ever forget how to use quotation marks to write dialog.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Did Mallory beat Annabelle's score on Barbie Pet Rescue?" Dorothy asked.

• "Did Mallory beat Annabelle's score on Barbie Pet Rescue? Dorothy asked.

Answer explanation

The incorrect answer was missing a closing quotation mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "No one will ever beat Harper's score," Jacob said.

• "No one will ever beat Harper's score?." Jacob said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Collin said "She only got that score cause she used a cheat code!"

• Collin said "She only got that score cause she used a cheat code"!

Answer explanation

Exclamation marks will almost always go inside of the quotation marks.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D