Interrupted Dialogue

A comma should follow which word in the sentence below?
Miller whined "Are we there yet?"

• whined

• Miller

• yet

• Are

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

When a quotation is interrupted into two parts with words like "he asked" or "the teacher demanded" the second part begins with a _____________________.

• Lower case letter

• Capital letter

• Italicized letter

• Bold letter

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

In the sentence: 'I can't believe it,' she said, 'that you forgot.' What punctuation is needed after 'said'?

• A) A comma

• B) A period

• C) A semicolon

• D) An exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which of the following sentences correctly uses interrupted dialogue?

• A) 'I love this book,' she said 'it's my favorite.'

• B) 'I love this book,' she said, 'It's my favorite.'

• C) 'I love this book' she said, 'it's my favorite.'

• D) 'I love this book,' she said. 'it's my favorite.'

What is the purpose of using interrupted dialogue in writing?

• A) To confuse the reader

• B) To add suspense

• C) To provide additional information or context

• D) To make the dialogue longer

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

In the sentence: 'Are you coming with us?' he asked, 'or staying here?' What punctuation is needed after 'asked'?

• A) A comma

• B) A period

• C) A question mark

• D) An exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

When a dialogue tag interrupts a sentence, what punctuation is used before the tag?

• A) A period

• B) A comma

• C) A semicolon

• D) A colon

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Identify the error in the following sentence: 'It's not fair,' he said 'that I have to wait.'

• A) Missing comma after 'said'

• B) Incorrect use of 'it's'

• C) Missing period at the end

• D) Incorrect use of 'that'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

In the sentence: 'I don't know,' she replied, 'if I can make it.' What punctuation is needed after 'replied'?

• A) A comma

• B) A period

• C) A semicolon

• D) An exclamation mark

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of interrupted dialogue?

• A) 'I can't go,' he said 'because I'm busy.'

• B) 'I can't go,' he said, 'because I'm busy.'

• C) 'I can't go' he said, 'because I'm busy.'

• D) 'I can't go,' he said. 'because I'm busy.'