Dialogue Rules

What is dialogue?

• A conversation between/amongst characters

• When the narrator tells you what is happening in the story

• A verb

• Boring

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

“Help me___” screamed Bob.

• . (period)

• ! (exclamation point)

• “ (quotation mark)

• ? (question mark)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

The monster reached out to grab him. ___ Yikes! I can’t get away!” Blake yelled.

• . (period)

• ! (exclamation point)

• “ (quotation mark)

• ? (question mark)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Which of the following is correct?

• “I want some Cheetos,” I said, “so let’s go get some.

• “I want some Cheetos,” I Said. “so let’s go get some.”

• “I want some Cheetos,” I said, “so let’s go get some.”

• “I want some Cheetos,” I said, “So let’s go get some.”

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which sentence uses dialogue and punctuation correctly?

• The mother remarked, “Don’t forget to clean your room!”

• The mother remarked, “don’t forget to clean your room!”

• The mother remarked “Don’t forget to clean your room!”

• The mother remarked Don’t forget to clean your room!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What do you do in your writing each time the speaker changes in a narrative?

• Skip a line

• Start a new paragraph

• Hit tab twice

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What do you do to the first word of a quotation and the first word of each sentence?

• Indent

• Underline

• Capitalize

• Delete

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Is this sentence written correctly?

Cliff exclaimed, “Seventh grade is the best year yet!”

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Choose the sentence that uses quotation marks correctly.

• Polly shouted, “I want a cracker!”

• Polly shouted, “I want a cracker”!

• Polly shouted, “I want a cracker.”

• Polly shouted, “I want a cracker!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which word should have a quotation mark before it in the following sentence?

The mother remarked, Don’t forget to clean your room!”

• Remarked

• Mother

• Don’t

• Your

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D