Commas and Quotation Marks in Dialogue - edited 11.24.24

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Your dog ran out the door," she said, "because you left it open."

• "your dog ran out the door," she said, "because you left it open."

• "Your dog ran out the door, she said, because you left it open."

• "Your dog ran out the door", she said, "because you left it open."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "The book", whispered the librarian, "is on the second shelf by the wall."

• "The book, whispered the librarian, is on the second shelf by the wall."

• "The book," whispered the librarian, "is on the second shelf by the wall."

• "The book whispered the librarian is on the second shelf by the wall."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Will you still be my friend? she asked."

• Will you still be my friend? she asked.

• "Will you still be my friend," she asked.

• "Will you still be my friend?" she asked.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which question is written correctly?

• "Did you know," asked the teacher, "that salamanders are amphibians?"

• "Did you know" asked the teacher "that salamanders are amphibians?"

• "Did you know", asked the teacher ", that salamanders are amphibians?"

• "Did you know, asked the teacher, that salamanders are amphibians?"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• I don't care, "he said."

• "I don't care", he said.

• "I don't care." he said.

• "I don't care," he said.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• Our captain said, "We can do this, team!"

• Our captain said, "we can do this, team!"

• Our captain said, "We can do this team!"

• Our captain said, "we can do this, team!"

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Let's eat, Grandma", said Sam.

• "Let's eat, Grandma," said Sam.

• "Let's eat Grandma," said Sam.

• "Let's eat, Grandma, said Sam."

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The teacher walked over to him and said, "Alan, put your hand up if you do not understand."

• The teacher walked over to him and said "Alan, put your hand up if you do not understand."

• The teacher walked over to him and said, "Alan, put your hand up if you do not understand,"

• "The teacher walked over to him and said, Alan, put your hand up if you do not understand."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• The teacher said, students who read the instructions will do well.

• The teacher said, "Students who read the instructions will do well."

• The teacher said, "Students who read the instructions will do well".

• The teacher said, "students who read the instructions will do well."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is written correctly?

• "Since the millionaire was impulsive and spent all his money, so he went bankrupt", said the lawyer.

• "Since the millionaire was impulsive and spent all his money, so he went bankrupt," said the lawyer.

• "Since the millionaire was impulsive and spent all his money, so he went bankrupt." said the lawyer.

• "Since the millionaire was impulsive and spent all his money, so he went bankrupt, said the lawyer."

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A