How to Punctuate Dialogue

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."

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."

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.

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."

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."

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

What punctuation mark is used to separate the speaker from the quote?

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Comma

• Colon

If a quote ends with an exclamation point or a question mark, do you need to separate the speaker and the quote with a comma?

• Yes, always

• No, it is not necessary

• Only if the quote is a question

• Only if the quote is an exclamation

Where should quotation marks be placed when writing a character's exact words?

• Before and after the sentence

• Only at the beginning of the sentence

• Only at the end of the sentence

• Before and after the speaker's exact words

When is a comma used in dialogue?

• To separate two sentences

• To separate the speaker from the quote

• At the end of the dialogue

• To introduce a new character