Quotations and Dialogue

Which sentence from the passage below contains dialogue?

Uh oh! A big brown bear appeared. He had a mean face, and his hair was weird. I should tell you that I've got a bad knee. It's weak. I find it hard to climb up trees. But my friend grabbed and grasped the branch of a tree. I said, "Don't climb that tree, wait for me!"

• Uh oh! A brown bear appeared.

• He had a mean face, and his hair was weird.

• I should tell you that I've got a bad knee.

• I said, "Don't climb that tree, wait for me!"

Which sentence from the passage below contains dialogue?

People are always interested to hear about my job as an ice cream taster. I usually start by telling them that I taste 15 kinds of ice cream each day. "Isn't that too much?" people usually say. I respond by explaining that I only try a little bit of each kind of ice cream. That way, I can enjoy each flavor, and I don't get sick.

• People are always interested to hear about my job as an ice cream taster.

• I usually start by telling them that I taste 15 kinds of ice cream each day.

• "Isn't that too much?" people usually say.

• I respond by explaining that I only try a little bit of each kind of ice cream.

Where should quotation marks be added in the sentence below?

You stepped on my foot, Elana moaned.

• before You and after foot,

• before Elana and after moaned.

• before You and after moaned.

• before foot, and after Elana

Where should quotation marks be added in the sentence below?

My classes did very well on the assignment, Mr. Velez happily reported.

• before My and after reported.

• before My and after assignment,

• before Mr. Velez and after reported.

• before assignment and after Mr. Velez

Where should quotation marks be added in the sentence below?

It's sad to leave, admitted Lucy, but I must.

• only before It's and after leave,

• only before but and after must.

• before It's and after leave, and before but and after must.

• before admitted and after Lucy and before but and after must.

Which word should be capitalized in the sentence below?

My friend confessed, "we're planning a surprise party for you."

• friend

• confessed

• we're

• you

Identify the error in the sentence below.

"I believe I've figured it out" the scientist answered.

• I should not be capitalized.

• There should be quotation marks before the and after answered.

• There should be a period after out

• There should a comma after out

Identify the error in the sentence below.

Hank asked, "What do you want for your birthday"?

• There should bot be a comma after asked

• The question mark should go inside the quotation marks.

• The word What should not be capitalized.

• There should be a period instead of a comma after asked

Identify the error in the sentence below.

"Pluto used to be a real planet." Sharmila explained.

• There should be a comma instead of a period after planet

• There should be both a period and a comma after planet

• There should not be quotation marks after planet.

• The word Pluto should not be capitalized.

Identify the error in the sentence below.

"I hit three home runs", bragged Teddy, "and stole seven bases."

• There should not be a comma after Teddy

• The comma after runs" should be inside the quotation marks.

• The word and should be capitalized.

• There should not be any quotation marks before and