Dialogue

When dialogue comes after the dialogue tag, what punctuation is used before the quote?

• Period

• Exclamation mark

• Comma

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What should you always do when a new speaker starts in dialogue?

• Use a semicolon

• Start a new paragraph

• Use a hyphen

• Use a colon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

If you indent a new paragraph for dialogue, what do you not need to do?

• Use a comma

• Skip a line

• Use a period

• Use a question mark

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in dialogue?

• To indicate a question

• To show excitement

• To enclose spoken words so you reader understands someone is speaking.

• To separate sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What punctuation is used at the end of a quote if the dialogue is an exclamation?

• Comma

• Period

• Exclamation point

• Semicolon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

What should you do if you do not indent a new paragraph for dialogue?

• Use a comma

• Skip a line

• Use a period

• Use a question mark

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

What is a helpful tip for understanding dialogue rules?

• Ignore examples

• Look at dialogue examples in your text

• Use random punctuation

• Avoid reading

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

How does dialogue help bring characters to life?

• Dialogue always reveals the emotions of characters.

• Dialogue always describes what characters look like.

• Dialogue always provides backstory for characters.

• Dialogue may reveal the personalities of characters through the way they speak to one another.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

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."

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B