Every time you have a new speaker, you must always...

• name them

• indent

• start a new paragraph

• indent and start a new paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Only the _______ go inside of quotation marks.

• exclamatory words

• exact words

• thoughts of a character

• main character's speech

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 is correct.

• "What time does the game start? asked Nanette."
• "What time does the game start," asked Nanette.
• "What time does the game start?" asked Nanette.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

True or False: Dialogue is the exact words spoken by a character.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When writing dialogue in stories, always be sure to include...

• Punctuation

• Indentation

• Capitalization

• All of these should be included.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

True or false: A dialogue tag includes who's talking and how they're saying it.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which of these contains a dialogue tag?

• "Let's get out of here!"

• "There's no place like home."

• "Let's get out of here," they yelled.

• "Luke, I am your father."

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.3B

True or false: If someone is thinking something instead of actually saying it, use italics to punctuate.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of these is punctuated correctly?

• "I suppose," I added, "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."

• "I suppose." I added! "That I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."

• "I suppose" I added "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."

• None of these are correct

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D