Dialogue Tags and Punctuation

Dialogue Tags and Punctuation

9th Grade

13 Qs

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Dialogue Tags and Punctuation

Dialogue Tags and Punctuation

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English

9th Grade

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CCSS
L.4.2B, L.4.2C, L.9-10.1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are dialogue tags?

Words used to describe the tone of a conversation.

Sentences used to summarize a conversation.

Phrases or words used to attribute dialogue to a specific character in a conversation.

Phrases or words used to indicate the setting of a conversation.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should dialogue tags be placed in a sentence?

In the middle of the spoken words

At the beginning of the sentence

Before the spoken words

After the spoken words

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a correct dialogue tag placement? a) "Hello," she said. b) "Hello," said she. c) "Hello," said, she. d) "Hello," said she."

b) "Hello," said she.

d) "Hello," said she."

a) "Hello," she said.

c) "Hello," said, she.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the different types of dialogue punctuation?

commas, semicolons, and exclamation marks

quotation marks, dashes, and ellipses

apostrophes, hyphens, and question marks

parentheses, brackets, and colons

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the rules for using quotation marks in dialogue?

Placing punctuation marks outside the quotation marks

The rules for using quotation marks in dialogue include starting a new paragraph for each speaker, using double quotation marks for spoken words, placing punctuation marks inside the quotation marks, using dialogue tags to indicate the speaker, and using single quotation marks for thoughts or internal dialogue.

Using single quotation marks for spoken words

Using double quotation marks for thoughts or internal dialogue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a correct usage of quotation marks? a) "I love pizza", he said. b) "I love pizza", He said. c) "I love pizza", He said. d) "I love pizza", he said."

c

b

d

a

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a common mistake with dialogue tags?

Using too few tags

Using incorrect punctuation in tags

Using tags that are too descriptive

Using excessive or unnecessary tags

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

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