Commas Dialogue

True or false: When using dialogue, correct punctuation is a must.

• True

• False

Which sentence is correct?

• "I want a vacation," Malorie exclaimed, "but cannot afford one!"

• "She's going to work" Dallas said "and I'm going home."

• Joe wants coffee Thomas explained but I want tea.

Is this sentence correct or incorrect?

Mary yelled to her niece, "Come down stairs! Your mother wants to speak to you."

• No, because there is only one comma.

• Yes, it is punctuated correctly.

• No, because there is an exclamation mark separating the sentences.

• Yes, but I don't know why.

Which sentence is INCORRECT?

• Grace told John, "I am going to the beach on Monday!"

• "Can I go to the bathroom?" Jack asked.

• "Is there any left-overs" muttered Jane "because I am hungry!"

• "The pizza tastes old," she explained to the chef.

Select the sentence that uses commas and quotation marks correctly.

• Susan sighed, "I wish I could get a dog."

• Susan sighed, I wish I could get a dog.

• "Susan sighed," I wish I could get a dog.

• Susan sighed "I wish I could get a dog."

Which sentence is punctuated correctly using the correct comma placement?

• "What” asked Chuck “is the most important thing about a Dutch rabbit?”

• "What,” asked Chuck “is the most important thing about a Dutch rabbit?”

• "What,” asked Chuck, “is the most important thing about a Dutch rabbit?”

• "What” asked Chuck, “is the most important thing about a Dutch rabbit?”

Select the sentence that uses commas and quotation marks correctly.

• A) "I can't believe it," she said, "it's already noon!"

• B) "I can't believe it" she said "it's already noon!"

• C) I can't believe it, she said, "it's already noon!"

• D) "I can't believe it," she said "it's already noon!"

Which sentence is punctuated correctly using the correct comma placement?

• A) "Are you coming" he asked, "to the party tonight?"

• B) "Are you coming," he asked "to the party tonight?"

• C) "Are you coming," he asked, "to the party tonight?"

• D) "Are you coming" he asked "to the party tonight?"

Identify the sentence with correct dialogue punctuation.

• A) "Let's go to the park," suggested Tom.

• B) "Let's go to the park" suggested Tom.

• C) Let's go to the park, suggested Tom.

• D) Let's go to the park suggested Tom.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in dialogue.

• A) "I think," she paused, "we should wait."

• B) "I think" she paused "we should wait."

• C) "I think," she paused "we should wait."

• D) I think, she paused, "we should wait."