Punctuating Quotations

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?

• The teacher shouted, "It is time to be quiet!"

• The teacher shouted "it is time to be quiet"!

What do we look for when the dialogue comes at the END of the sentence?

Example: Ms. Fredericks said, "You have such a cute dog."

• 1. No comma after speaker tag.

  2. Lowercase letter where dialogue starts.

  3. End punctuation outside of quotation marks.

• 1. Comma after speaker tag.

  2. Capital letter where dialogue starts.

  3. End punctuation inside quotation marks.

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?

• The student whined, "I wish it was a three day weekend."

• The student whined "I wish it was a three day weekend".

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?

Hint: If we smoosh the two dialogues together, does it make one sentence or two? If it makes one sentence then the dialogue is all lowercase. If it makes two sentences then the second dialogue begins with an uppercase letter.

• "I wonder" said Susy "If we are going to have free time today".

• "I wonder," said Susy, "if we are going to have free time today."

Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?

Hint: If we put the two dialogues together, does it make one sentence or two?

• "I love soccer," Tommy said. "It is my favorite sport."

• "I love soccer," Tommy said, "it is my favorite sport".

If the divided dialogue forms ONE complete sentence we.....

Example: "Did you know," asked Ms. Harris, "that unicorns are my favorite animals?"

• 1. No commas are needed.

  2. We capitalize the dialogue.

• 1. Comma inside quotations of the first dialogue.

  2. Comma after speaker tag.

  3. Lowercase letter at the beginning of the second dialogue.

If the divided dialogue forms two sentences we....

Example: "I hate pizza," said Mrs. Hill. "It is my least favorite food."

• 1. Comma inside quotations of first dialogue.

  2. Period after Speaker tag.

  3. Start second dialogue off with a capital letter.

• 1. No commas are needed.

  2. We combine the sentences.

What do we look for when the dialogue comes at the BEGINNING of the sentence?

Example: "You have such a cute dog," said Ms. Fredericks.

• 1. Punctuation goes outside of the quotation marks.

  2. Capital letter following quotation marks.

• 1. Punctuation inside of the quotation marks.

  2. Lowercase letter following quotation marks.

What do we look for when punctuating divided dialogue?

• We look to see if the dialogue makes one or two sentences when squished together.

• We look to see who is talking.

• We change the dialogue so it is no longer divided.

Select ALL of the numbers where quotation marks should be placed.

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

• 4, 5, 6, 8

• 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8