Punctuating Dialogue and Direct Quotations

Which of the following are quotation marks?

• ? ?

• " "

• ....

• , ,

____________________ go before and after the speaker's exact words.

• commas

• tag lines

• quotation marks

• question marks

_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• Indent

• Capitalise

• Underline

• Delete

Place a _____________ before a quotation.

• period
• exclamation point
• quotation mark
• comma

______________ each time the speaker changes in a narrative writing.

• skip a line

• start a new line

• use a comma

• put all the dialogue in one paragraph

Which of the following is correct?

• Jane said, "I really want to eat popcorn."

• Jane Said, "I really want to eat popcorn."

• Jane said "I really want to eat popcorn."

• Jane said, "I really want to eat popcorn,"

Which of the following is true?

• Start a new line every 5 sentences.

• Start a new line when someone different begins speaking.

• Start a new line after the topic sentence.

• Never start a new line.

Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet screamed Mrs Balkam

• "Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed Mrs Balkam.

• Has anyone seen my data spreadsheet? "Screamed Mrs Balkam"

• "has anyone seen my data spreadsheet?" screamed mrs balkam?

Select the correct answer.

• "What a beautiful day!", said Miss Wright.

• "What a beautiful day!" said Miss Wright.

• "What a beautiful day! said Miss Wright."

• "What a beautiful day! said" Miss Wright.

A comma should follow which word in the sentence below?

Thato whined "Are we there yet?"

• whined

• Thato

• yet

• Are