Understanding Dialogue Formatting

What must you place around the spoken part of a sentence?

• Italics

• Brackets

• Quotation marks

• Parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How should the first word of the spoken part begin?

• With a lowercase letter

• With a quotation mark

• With a punctuation mark

• With a capital letter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

What punctuation mark should follow a question in dialogue?

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Question mark

• Comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Why might you use a comma instead of a period after the spoken part?

• To connect the spoken and written parts

• To signal the end of dialogue

• To start a new paragraph

• To indicate a pause

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What should you do every time there is a new speaker in a dialogue?

• Capitalize the first word

• Place quotation marks

• Use a semicolon

• Begin a new paragraph

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Where should the punctuation mark be placed in relation to the quotation marks?

• No punctuation is needed

• Outside the quotation marks

• Inside the quotation marks

• Before the quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is NOT a reason to use a comma in dialogue formatting?

• After 'he said' or 'she replied'

• Before the spoken part

• To connect spoken and written parts

• To replace a period

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

What should you avoid placing at the end of a sentence after the closing quotation mark?

• An exclamation point

• A question mark

• An extra period

• A comma

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What indicates the need to indent in dialogue?

• A long speech

• The end of dialogue

• A new speaker

• Direct speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is a correct way to format dialogue?

• "You're not serious," he said.

• 'You're not serious.' He said.

• 'You're not serious' he said.

• You're not serious, he said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D