Dialogue Rules

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

• name them

• indent

• start a new paragraph

• indent and start a new paragraph

Only the _______ go inside of quotation marks.

• exclamatory words

• exact words

• thoughts of a character

• main character's speech

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.

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.

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

• True

• False

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

True or False: The quote below is formatted correctly.

"Stop!" Adam exclaimed angrily. " I could have dropped my croissant."

• True

• False

True or False: You use a comma in the place of a period when writing dialogue unless you are ending the sentence.

• True

• False

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalize

• Delete

• Underline

Select the correct answer.

• "What a beautiful day!", said Ms. Wright.

• "What a beautiful day!" said Ms. Wright.

• "What a beautiful day! said Ms. Wright."

• "What a beautiful day! said" Ms. Wright.