When should you use quotation marks in dialogue?
Quotation Marks in Dialogue

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English
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5th Grade
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Shanna Palmer
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To indicate the exact words spoken by a person.
To indicate the speaker's thoughts
To show the beginning and end of a sentence
To emphasize the importance of a word
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How should you punctuate dialogue with quotation marks?
With quotation marks at the beginning and end of the spoken words
With quotation marks only at the beginning of the spoken words
With quotation marks at the beginning and end of the entire sentence
With quotation marks only at the end of the spoken words
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What punctuation should be used inside the quotation marks?
Colon
Semicolon
Comma, period, question mark, exclamation point, etc.
Apostrophe
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it important to indent new lines for each speaker in dialogue?
To make the dialogue harder to follow
To clearly identify each speaker and make the dialogue easier to read and understand.
To confuse the reader
To save space on the page
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the rule for capitalizing the first word of dialogue?
Always use all capital letters for the first word
Capitalize the first word of dialogue
Do not capitalize the first word
Only capitalize the first word if it is a proper noun
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence, 'I can't believe you said that,' where should the comma be placed?
Before 'can't'
After 'believe'
After 'said'
After 'that'
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate the dialogue? a) 'I'm not sure,' she said. b) 'I'm not sure.' She said.
d) 'I'm not sure,' She said.
c) 'I'm not sure.' she said.
b) 'I'm not sure.' She said.
a) 'I'm not sure,' she said.
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