How to Write and Punctuate Dialogue

Dialogue is

• two or more people speaking to each other in a written conversation
• one person speaking to the audience
• three or more people speaking to each other in written conversation
• None of these

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
• Capitalize
• 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
• make a new paragraph
• use a comma
• put all the dialogue in one paragraph

Which of the following is correct? 

• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."
• Jane Said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."
• Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos."
• Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"

Which of the following is true?

•     Change paragraphs every 5 sentences.
• Change paragraphs when someone different begins speaking.
• Change paragraphs after the topic sentence.
• Never change paragraphs

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