Punctuating Dialogue

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

• "Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

• Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

• "Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

• Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks and punctuation for dialogue?

• "I can't believe it" she said.

• "I can't believe it," she said.

• "I can't believe it." she said.

• "I can't believe it," She said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.

• "Are you coming with us"? asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us," asked Tom?

• "Are you coming with us?" asked Tom.

• "Are you coming with us," asked Tom.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Choose the sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.

• "let's go to the park," suggested Mary.

• "Let's go to the park," suggested Mary.

• "Let's go to the park" suggested Mary.

• "let's go to the park" suggested Mary.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence correctly incorporates a dialogue tag?

• "It's a beautiful day," he said.

• "It's a beautiful day." he said

• "It's a beautiful day" he said.

• "It's a beautiful day," He said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the sentence with the correct use of a question mark in dialogue.

• "What time is it," she asked.

• "What time is it?" she asked.

• "What time is it"? she asked.

• "What time is it," She asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• "I don't know," he replied "if I can make it."

• "I don't know," he replied, "if I can make it."

• "I don't know" he replied, "if I can make it."

• "I don't know," he replied. "if I can make it."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the sentence with correct punctuation and capitalization.

• "do you want to join us?" asked Sarah.

• "Do you want to join us?" asked Sarah.

• "Do you want to join us"? asked Sarah.

• "do you want to join us", asked Sarah.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the correctly punctuated dialogue sentence.

• "I think," she whispered "that we should leave."

• "I think," she whispered, "that we should leave."

• "I think" she whispered, "that we should leave."

• "I think," she whispered. "that we should leave."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which sentence uses quotation marks and punctuation correctly?

• "Can you help me with this," he asked.

• "Can you help me with this?" he asked.

• "Can you help me with this"? he asked.

• "Can you help me with this," He asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D