Interrupted Dialogue

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• "Don't cry", he whispered.

• "Don't cry" He whispered

• "Don't cry," he whispered.
  

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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?"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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."