Mastering Dialogue Punctuation

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated and capitalized for dialogue about Frosty the Snowman?

• "frosty is melting," she exclaimed.

• "Frosty is melting," she exclaimed.

• "Frosty is melting." She exclaimed.

• "frosty is melting." She exclaimed.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "I can't believe it," she said. The pronoun 'I' must be capitalized, and the comma is correctly placed inside the quotation marks before the dialogue tag.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the correctly punctuated dialogue sentence related to Frosty the Snowman.

• "Where is Frosty going?" asked the children.

• "Where is Frosty going" asked the children.

• "Where is Frosty going," asked the children.

• "Where is Frosty going." asked the children.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "What time is it?" asked John. It properly uses a question mark to indicate a question, while the other options either lack punctuation or use incorrect punctuation for a question.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Choose the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation and capitalization related to Frosty the Snowman.

• "Let's build a snowman" said Frosty.

• "Let's build a snowman," said Frosty.

• "let's build a snowman," said Frosty.

• "Let's build a snowman." said Frosty.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "Let's go to the park," said Mary. It properly uses a comma before the closing quotation mark to separate the dialogue from the attribution, and 'Let's' is correctly capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.2B

Which sentence is correctly punctuated and capitalized regarding Frosty the Snowman?

• "Do you want to build a snowman with Frosty?" He asked.

• "do you want to build a snowman with Frosty?" he asked.

• "Do you want to build a snowman with Frosty?" he asked.

• "Do you want to build a snowman with Frosty" he asked.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "Do you want to join us?" he asked. It properly capitalizes the first word of the quote and uses a lowercase 'h' in 'he' since it follows the quote, maintaining correct punctuation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Select the correctly punctuated dialogue related to Frosty the Snowman.

• "Frosty the Snowman is coming to town," she said excitedly.

• "Frosty the Snowman is coming to town" she said excitedly.

• "frosty the Snowman is coming to town," she said excitedly.

• "Frosty the Snowman is coming to town." she said excitedly.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "It's a beautiful day," she exclaimed. It properly uses a comma before the closing quotation mark to separate the dialogue from the attribution, and the first word is capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following is correctly punctuated and capitalized in a conversation with Frosty the Snowman?

• "I love the snow," Frosty said.

• "i love the snow," Frosty said.

• "I love the snow" Frosty said.

• "I love the snow." Frosty said.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "I don't know," he replied. It uses proper capitalization for 'I' and includes a comma before the closing quotation mark, which is necessary for dialogue attribution.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Identify the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation related to Frosty the Snowman.

• "Frosty, are you ready for the snowball fight?" she asked.

• "Frosty, are you ready for the snowball fight" she asked.

• "Frosty, are you ready for the snowball fight," she asked.

• "frosty, are you ready for the snowball fight?" she asked.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "Where are you going?" she asked. It properly uses a question mark inside the quotation marks to indicate a question, and the capitalization of 'Where' is correct as it starts the dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the correctly punctuated and capitalized dialogue sentence about Frosty the Snowman.

• "Frosty said, "I will melt soon."

• "Frosty said, "i will melt soon."

• "Frosty said, "I will melt soon".

• "Frosty said, "I will melt soon."

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "He said, "I will be there soon."" because it properly capitalizes 'I' and places the period inside the quotation marks, adhering to standard punctuation rules for dialogue.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence is correctly punctuated and capitalized for dialogue with Frosty the Snowman?

• "Do you want to build a snowman?" Frosty asked.

• "Do you want to build a snowman" Frosty asked.

• "do you want to build a snowman?" Frosty asked.

• "Do you want to build a snowman?" frosty asked.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is "Can you help me?" she asked. It properly capitalizes the first word of the dialogue and includes the question mark before the closing quotation mark, followed by a lowercase 'she'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D