How to Punctuate Dialogue
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How to Punctuate Dialogue
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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
+8
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Choose the correct punctuation for the dialogue in the sentence: "The teacher announced The quiz will be tomorrow."
The teacher announced, "The quiz will be tomorrow."
"The teacher announced The quiz will be tomorrow."
The teacher announced "The quiz will be tomorrow".
The teacher announced "The quiz will be tomorrow."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the properly punctuated sentence with dialogue for: "I did not do my homework admitted Jamal"
"I did not do my homework," admitted Jamal.
I did not do my homework, admitted Jamal.
I did not do my homework "admitted Jamal."
"I did not do my homework admitted Jamal."
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.5.2B
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the correct way to punctuate the sentence: "This is cool" yelled Syrena
"This is cool!" yelled Syrena.
"this is cool" yelled Syrena!
"This is cool," yelled Syrena!
This is cool yelled Syrena.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How should the sentence "Carlos whispered Turn off the lights" be punctuated to correctly format the dialogue?
"Carlos whispered Turn off the lights."
Carlos whispered, "Turn off the lights."
"Carlos whispered, Turn off the lights."
Carlos whispered "Turn off the lights."
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How should the sentence "Get out of my room screamed Jenny" be correctly punctuated?
Get out of my room screamed Jenny.
"Get out of my room!" screamed Jenny.
"Get out of my room" screamed Jenny.
Get out of my room! "screamed Jenny."
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2B
CCSS.L.4.3B
CCSS.L.K.2B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where is punctuation placed when it goes with the quote? For example, "I love this song"
Outside the quotation marks
Inside the quotation marks
It is not used in dialogue
Before the quotation marks
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What punctuation mark is used to separate the speaker from the quote?
Period
Exclamation point
Comma
Colon
Tags
CCSS.L.3.2C
CCSS.L.4.2B
CCSS.L.5.2D
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