Mastering Dialogue Formatting

Which of the following sentences uses dialogue punctuation correctly?

• "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 correct use of quotation marks in the following sentence: The teacher asked, "Who can solve this problem?"

• The teacher asked, "Who can solve this problem?"

• The teacher asked, Who can solve this problem?

• The teacher asked, "Who can solve this problem"?

• The teacher asked, "Who can solve this problem.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that correctly formats dialogue.

• "Where are you going?" asked Tom.

• "Where are you going"? asked Tom.

• "Where are you going," asked Tom.

• Where are you going? asked Tom.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence correctly uses dialogue punctuation?

• "It's time to go," he said.

• "It's time to go" he said.

• "It's time to go." he said.

• It's time to go, he said.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Select the sentence that demonstrates proper dialogue formatting.

• "Do you want to play?" asked Sarah.

• "Do you want to play", asked Sarah.

• "Do you want to play?" Asked Sarah.

• Do you want to play? asked Sarah.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• "I love reading," she said.

• "I love reading" she said.

• "I love reading." she said.

• I love reading, she said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation.

• "Can you help me?" he asked.

• "Can you help me", he asked.

• "Can you help me?" He asked.

• Can you help me? he asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which sentence correctly uses quotation marks?

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

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

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

• Let's go to the park, she suggested.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that correctly formats dialogue.

• "What time is it?" asked John.

• "What time is it", asked John.

• "What time is it?" Asked John.

• What time is it? asked John.

Which of the following sentences uses dialogue punctuation correctly?

• "I'm hungry," she said.

• "I'm hungry" she said.

• "I'm hungry." she said.

• I'm hungry, she said.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D