Interrupted Dialogue

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• "Don't cry", he whispered.

• "Don't cry" He whispered

• "Don't cry," he whispered.
  

Which sentence correctly uses interrupted dialogue?

• "I can't believe it," she said, "that he actually did it."

• "I can't believe it" she said "that he actually did it."

• "I can't believe it," she said "that he actually did it."

• "I can't believe it" she said, "that he actually did it."

Identify the correct punctuation for interrupted dialogue: "I was going to the store she said when I saw him."

• "I was going to the store," she said, "when I saw him."

• "I was going to the store" she said, "when I saw him."

• "I was going to the store," she said "when I saw him."

• "I was going to the store she said, when I saw him."

Choose the sentence that correctly uses commas in interrupted dialogue.

• "It's not," he said "what you think."

• "It's not" he said, "what you think."

• "It's not," he said, "what you think."

• "It's not he said, what you think."

What is the purpose of using interrupted dialogue in writing?

• To confuse the reader

• To add suspense and detail

• To make the dialogue longer

• To avoid using periods

Which of the following sentences uses interrupted dialogue correctly?

• "Are you coming with us," she asked "or staying here?"

• "Are you coming with us" she asked, "or staying here?"

• "Are you coming with us," she asked, "or staying here?"

• "Are you coming with us she asked, or staying here?"

In the sentence "I was," he paused, "going to tell you," what is the function of the commas?

• To separate clauses

• To indicate a pause in speech

• To list items

• To end a sentence

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of interrupted dialogue?

• "I think," she said "we should go now."

• "I think she said, we should go now."

• "I think," she said, "we should go now."

• "I think," she said "we should go now."

How does interrupted dialogue affect the pacing of a story?

• It slows down the pacing

• It speeds up the pacing

• It has no effect on pacing

• It makes the pacing unpredictable

Choose the correct sentence with interrupted dialogue.

• "He was," she hesitated "the one who called."

• "He was she hesitated, the one who called."

• "He was," she hesitated, "the one who called."

• "He was she hesitated the one who called."