Dialogue Punctuation and Paragraphing

The first word of dialogue should be capitalized

• True

• False

Choose the correct sentence.

• The boy whined, "Do I have to do the homework?"

• The boy whined, "do I have to do the homework"?

• The boy whined, "Do I have to do the homework"

When writing dialogue all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go before the quotation marks

• True

• False

Which part is the dialogue in this sentence?  He mumbled, "Be quiet!"

• He mumbled

• "Be quiet!"

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• According to the map Amy whispered we are very close to the hidden treasure.

• "According to the map," Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• "According to the map" Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

• According to the map, Amy whispered, "we are very close to the hidden treasure."

Which is correct? 

• "Run for your lives! yelled Andrew. 

• Run for your lives!" yelled Andrew. 

• "Run for your lives!" yelled Andrew. 

• Run for your lives! "yelled Andrew."

Which part of the sentence is the speaker tag?
"I hate Mondays," she shouted.

• "I hate Mondays,"

• she shouted

Which part of the sentence is the dialogue?
"Does anyone have," he questioned, "some gum?"

• he questioned

• "some gum?"

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• He giggled, "I'm not sure who said that."

• He giggled. "I'm not sure who said that."

• He giggled, "I'm not sure who said that".

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• "Do you," shouted Bill, "Like my mustache?

• "do you," shouted Bill, "like my mustache?"

• "Do you," shouted Bill, "like my mustache?"