Punctuating Dialogue and Places in a Sentence

What punctuation mark is used to indicate the beginning and end of dialogue in a sentence?

• exclamation mark

• quotation mark

• comma

• apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

When a character's dialogue is followed by a speaker tag, where should the comma be placed?

• Before the dialogue, before the opening quotation mark

• After the dialogue, before the closing quotation mark

• After the dialogue, after the closing quotation mark

• Before the dialogue, after the opening quotation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

In the sentence, 'I can't believe we're going to the beach,' where should the comma be placed?

• after the word 'believe'

• before the word 'we're'

• after the word 'to'

• after the word 'going'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which punctuation mark is used to separate the city from the state in a sentence?

• -

• ,

• !

• .

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

In the sentence, 'She lives in Paris, France,' where should the comma be placed?

• After 'Paris'

• After 'in Paris'

• Before 'in'

• After 'lives'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

When a sentence ends with a question mark or exclamation point, where should the punctuation be placed in relation to the closing quotation mark?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• Inside the closing quotation mark

• Outside the closing quotation mark

• It doesn't matter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of a sentence that includes dialogue?

• !

• ,

• .

• ?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

In the sentence, 'I can't wait to visit London,' where should the comma be placed?

• after 'wait'

• before 'I'

• after 'to'

• after 'London'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

When a sentence ends with a period, where should the punctuation be placed in relation to the closing quotation mark?

• At the beginning of the sentence

• Next to the nearest comma

• Outside the closing quotation mark

• Inside the closing quotation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What punctuation mark is used to indicate the end of a sentence that includes a city and state?

• !

• ?

• ,

• .

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2