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Punctuating Dialogue-Narrative Writing (rules and examples)

Authored by Elizabeth Fifer

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Punctuating Dialogue-Narrative Writing (rules and examples)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is dialogue?

A person, place, or thing.

A conversation between two or more characters.

Quotation marks.

A describing word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What goes around the dialogue in a sentence?

comma

parentheses

question mark

quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a dialogue tag?

It tells the reader what is happening.

It gives the reader characterization detail.

It tells the reader WHO is talking and HOW they say their line.

It tells the reader what actions the characters are taking.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the dialogue tag in this sentence: "What time is it?" she asked.

"What time is it?"

?

she asked

There is no dialogue tag in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the dialogue tag in this sentence: Peter exclaimed, "I can't wait until it's my birthday!"

, "I can't wait

" "

Peter exclaimed

until it's my birthday!"

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What should a writer do every time there is a new speaker?

Smile and congratulate themselves on writing such great dialogue.

write the name of the new speaker in front of the dialogue.

Start a new paragraph by hitting "Enter- Tab"

Keep writing in the same paragrpah.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How should an author show internal dialogue?

It has quotation marks just like regular dialogue.

It will have only a single quote around it. 'Like this.'

It will be in italics.

Skip two lines instead of one to show it is internal.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.5.2D

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