Dialogue Tags in the Middle

Use _____ to show that someone is speaking.

• periods
• commas
• quotation marks
• question marks

Quotation marks come at the beginning and end of a person's exact words.

• true
• false

Characters speaking in a story is called DIALOGUE.

• True

• False

Quotation marks always come BEFORE the comma when somebody is speaking.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a dialogue tag?

• asked

• said

• jumped

• whispered

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "you don't need scissors," Ling told Al.
• You don't need scissors, "Ling told Al."
• "You don't need scissors", Ling told Al.
• "You don't need scissors," Ling told Al.

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "Ling said," All you need is paper.
• Ling said, "All you need is paper."
• Ling said," All you need is paper."
• Ling said, "All you need is paper".

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• The paper must be square, "she added."
• "The paper must be square, "she added."
• "The paper must be square," she added.
• "The paper must be square", she added.

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "Have you tried origami? Ling asked."
• "Have you tried origami"? Ling asked.
• Have you tried origami? "Ling asked."
• "Have you tried origami?" Ling asked.

Which shows the quotation marks in the right place?

• "No, I haven't," Al answered.
• "No, I haven't, Al answered."
• No, I haven't, "Al answered."
• "No, I haven't, Al" answered.