Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

"Hi," Shelly replied, "my name is Shelly Rutt."

Hi Shelly replied. My name is Shelly Rutt.

"hi" Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt

Hi, Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt."

Which sentence has proper punctuation & capitalization?

Sandy screamed, "It's a snow day!"

Sandy screamed it's a snow day!

Sandy screamed, "it's a snow day!"

Sandy screamed "It's a snow day!"

Which of the options below is correct?

Emily begged, "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner?"

"Emily begged, "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner?"

Emily begged "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner?"

Emily begged, "Can I please have a smoothie after dinner"?

Which of the options below is correct?

"Titus," his mother said happily, "that was the funniest thing I've heard all day!"

Titus, his mother said happily, "that was the funniest thing I've heard all day!"

"Titus," his mother said happily "that was the funniest thing I've heard all day."

"Titus, his mother said happily, that was the funniest thing I've heard all day!"

Choose the sentence that is correct.

"What time does the game start?" asked Nanette.

"What time does the game start? asked Nanette."

"What time does the game start," asked Nanette.

Which of the following is correct?

Toby said, "has anyone seen my coat?"

Toby said "has anyone seen my coat?"

Toby said. "Has anyone seen my coat?"

Toby said, has anyone seen my coat?

Which of the following is correct?

"I enjoy working with you," said Tina.

"I enjoy working with you" said Tina

I enjoy working with you, said Tina

"I enjoy working with you, said Tina"

Which of the following is correct?

"Come back here!" Keira called.

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,"

a conversation between/amongst characters

when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

What are the TWO changes that need to be made in the direct speech below? The fans shouted "come on!"

the word 'come' should be capitalized

the word 'fans' should be capitalized

How can you change the sentence to show dialogue? I asked my neighbor to come over for dinner.

I asked my neighbor, "Would you like to come over for dinner?"

I would like to eat dinner with my neighbor. I asked for them to come eat with me.

I had dinner with my neighbor last night.

Which sentence is written correctly?

"Mrs. Thompson," said Mrs. Lambert, "Where are you going?"

Mrs. Thompson said Mrs. Lambert "Where are you going?"

"Mrs. Thompson", said Mrs. Lambert, where are you going?

Mrs. Thompson, said Mrs. Lambert, where are you going?

What is the correct way to punctuate the sentence?

I yelled, "It is really loud in here!"

"I yelled," It is really loud in here!

I yelled, it is really loud in here!

I yelled, "It is really loud" in here!

Adding Punctuation to Dialogue

Quiz

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English

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5th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.3.2C, L.1.2B, RL.2.6

+12

Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

"Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

Which store do you want to go to?" asked Marie.

"Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Which store do you want to go to? asked Marie.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

"Where will you go? she asked."

"Where will you go?" she asked.

"Where will you go"? she asked.

Where will you go?" she asked.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this sentence written correctly? Jamal exclaimed, "Eigth grade is the best year yet!"

correct

incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this sentence written correctly?
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.

correct

incorrect

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Is this sentence written correctly?
The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."

correct

incorrect

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

"rhonda said i love dogs?"

Rhonda said, "i love dogs"

Rhonda said, "I love dogs."

Rhonda said "I love dogs."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Is this sentence written correctly?
"The basketball game was great. We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.

correct

incorrect

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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Adding Punctuation to Dialogue

23 questions

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

Which sentence below uses quotation marks appropriately?

Is this sentence written correctly? Jamal exclaimed, "Eigth grade is the best year yet!"

Is this sentence written correctly? "Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.

Is this sentence written correctly?The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

Is this sentence written correctly? "The basketball game was great. We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

Which sentence has proper punctuation & capitalization?

Which of the options below is correct?

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Is this sentence written correctly?
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.

Is this sentence written correctly?
The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."

Is this sentence written correctly?
"The basketball game was great. We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.