How to Punctuate Dialogue
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of these is punctuated correctly?
"I suppose," I added, "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."
"I suppose." I added! "That I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."
"I suppose" I added "that I don't have a preference where we eat for dinner."
None of these are correct
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Only the _______ go inside of quotation marks.
exclamatory words
exact words
thoughts of a character
main character's speech
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.5.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
When writing dialogue in stories, always be sure to include...
Punctuation
Indentation
Capitalization
All of these should be included.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.5.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which of these contains a dialogue tag?
"Let's get out of here!"
"There's no place like home."
"Let's get out of here," they yelled.
"Luke, I am your father."
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?
Comma after "today"
Question mark after "today"
Question mark after "Mr. Jones"
Period after "today"
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?
Mrs. Bois replied "Yes, it is scheduled during S.A.T. block."
Comma after "yes"
Question mark after "block"
Period after "replied"
Comma after "replied"
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.6.3A
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct? Choose TWO.
"I have such a good idea" Mr. J responded. "However, I don't want to spoil the surprise for the kids"
Remove the period after "responded"
Add a comma after "idea"
Add a period after "kids" - inside the quotation mark
Add a period after "kids" - outside the quotation mark
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.5.2D
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