Dialogue

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

• The mother remarked, "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked "Don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked, "don't forget to clean your room!"

• The mother remarked", Don't forget to clean your room!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker!"
• Polly shouted! "I want a cracker."
• Polly shouted, "I want a cracker"!
• "Polly shouted," I want a cracker!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence which uses quotation marks correctly.

• "That's just great," Ms. Anderson cried out, "I can't find my keys!"

• "That's just great", Ms. Anderson cried out "I can't find my keys"

• "That's just great Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys"

• "That's just great?  Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys!"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which one is correct? 

• "I love getting my nails done!" exclaimed Susan. 

• "I love getting my nails done." exclaimed Susan. 

• "I love getting my nails done, exclaimed Susan.",

• "I love getting my nails done", exclaimed Susan. 

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

where did you get that amazing handbag inquired Mrs. Orbe

• Where did you get that amazing handbag", "Inquired mrs. Orbe

• "Where did you get that amazing handbag?" inquired Mrs. Orbe.

• "where did you get that amazing handbag"? inquired Mrs. Orbe!

• "Where did you get that amazing handbag!", Inquired Mrs Orbe.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

everyone i know shouted Mrs. Balkam has a fit bit now

• Everyone I know," shouted Mrs. Balkam, "has a fit bit now!

• everyone I know" shouted Mrs. Balkam, "Has a fit bit now"!

• Everyone I know, shouted Mrs. Balkam has a fit bit now!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

____________________ go before and after the speaker's exact words.

• comma

• tag line

• quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.

• commas

• speaker tags

• quotation marks

• An indent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

• A) The teacher asked, 'Have you completed your homework?'

• B) The teacher asked 'Have you completed your homework?'

• C) The teacher asked, 'have you completed your homework?'

• D) The teacher asked', Have you completed your homework?'