Dialogue

Dialogue is

• a conversation between/amongst characters

• a verb

• when the narrator tells you what is happening in a story

• boring

Choose the correctly written dialogue.

• She thought further, Surely they  will get every one of the answers correct.

• She thought further, "surely they  will get every one of the answers correct.",

• She thought further, "Surely they  will get every one of the answers correct.",

• She thought further, surely they  will get every one of the answers correct.

When writing dialogue what must you do when a new speaker talks? (Click ALL that apply)

• Capitalize the speaker's tag.

• Make a new paragraph.

• Indent.

• Highlight the text.

Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

• "Do we go to recess today or tomorrow," Jake asked hopefully.

• Do we go to recess today or tomorrow? Jake asked hopefully.

• "Do we go to recess today or tomorrow?" Jake asked hopefully.

Good dialogue should do what?

• Move the plot forward.

• Help to develop a character.

• Build drama or tension.

• Fill space.

Which punctuation mark goes directly before and after the speaker's exact words.

• commas

• exclamation marks

• quotation marks

• question marks

Has anyone seen my favorite pen screamed Mrs. Batlle

• "Has anyone seen my favorite pen?" screamed Mrs. Batlle.

• Has anyone seen my favorite pen? "Screamed Mrs. Batlle"

• "has anyone seen my favorite pen?" screamed mrs. batlle?

The monster reached out to grab him. ___ Yikes! I can't get away!" Blake yelled.

• ;

• "

• '

• :

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!"

What is the primary purpose of dialogue in a narrative?

• To describe the setting

• To develop characters and advance the plot

• To provide background information

• To summarize the story