Narrative Writing and Punctuation

What is narrative writing?

• Narrative writing is a form of writing that expresses personal opinions.

• Narrative writing is a form of writing that provides step-by-step instructions.

• Narrative writing is a form of writing that tells a story or recounts an event or experience.

• Narrative writing is a form of writing that describes scientific concepts.

Why is punctuation important in narrative writing?

• Punctuation is important in narrative writing because it helps to clarify meaning, indicate pauses and intonation, and create a smooth flow of the story.

• Punctuation in narrative writing only confuses the reader.

• Punctuation in narrative writing is only used for decoration.

• Punctuation is not important in narrative writing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which punctuation mark is used to end a sentence?

• ,

• .

• !

• ?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in narrative writing?

• To indicate direct speech or dialogue.

• To separate different sections of the narrative

• To highlight important words or phrases

• To indicate the beginning and end of a paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the correct punctuation for a dialogue tag?

• Period before the closing quotation mark, followed by the dialogue tag, and ending with a comma or other appropriate punctuation mark.

• No punctuation needed for a dialogue tag.

• Semicolon before the closing quotation mark, followed by the dialogue tag, and ending with a period or other appropriate punctuation mark.

• Comma before the closing quotation mark, followed by the dialogue tag, and ending with a period or other appropriate punctuation mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which punctuation mark is used to separate items in a list?

• ,

• .

• ;

• :

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

What is the correct punctuation for an apostrophe?

• '

• ?

• !

• `

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

What is the purpose of using capitalization in narrative writing?

• To indicate the end of a sentence or paragraph.

• To indicate the beginning of a sentence or to highlight proper nouns.

• To add emphasis to certain words or phrases.

• To make the text more visually appealing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession?

• ?

• '

• !

• -

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

What is the correct punctuation for an ellipsis?

• ..

• ....

• .....

• ...

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.2B