Understanding and Punctuating Dialogue

The video tutorial explains the concept of dialogue in writing, focusing on the use of quotation marks and dialogue tags. It covers how to properly punctuate dialogue, including statements, exclamations, and questions, with examples. The tutorial also provides practice examples to reinforce the rules of dialogue punctuation.

What is dialogue in writing?

• The thoughts of the narrator

• A summary of the plot

• The exact words a character says

• A description of the setting

What punctuation marks are used to indicate dialogue?

• Parentheses

• Brackets

• Quotation marks

• Apostrophes

What is a dialogue tag?

• The exact words a character says

• The setting of the story

• Who said the dialogue and sometimes how

• The main theme of the story

In the sentence 'Clean your room,' said mom, what is the dialogue tag?

• room

• 'Clean your room,'

• Clean

• said mom

How is dialogue punctuated when it is a statement?

• With an exclamation point inside the quotation marks

• With a period inside the quotation marks

• With a comma inside the quotation marks and a period at the end

• With a question mark inside the quotation marks

How is dialogue punctuated when it is an exclamation?

• With an exclamation point inside the quotation marks and a period at the end

• With a period inside the quotation marks

• With a question mark inside the quotation marks

• With a comma inside the quotation marks

How is dialogue punctuated when it is a question?

• With a period inside the quotation marks

• With an exclamation point inside the quotation marks

• With a comma inside the quotation marks

• With a question mark inside the quotation marks and a period at the end

What punctuation is used before the second set of quotation marks in a statement?

• An exclamation point

• A period

• A comma

• A question mark

When the dialogue tag is at the beginning, what punctuation follows the tag?

• A comma

• A period

• An exclamation point

• A question mark

In the sentence 'Can I have dessert?' asked Brady, what punctuation is used before the second set of quotation marks?

• A comma

• An exclamation point

• A period

• A question mark