Punctuating Dialogue Effectively

The video tutorial explains how to punctuate dialogue using quotation marks. It covers the placement of quotation marks around a speaker's exact words and the role of attribution, which can appear before, after, or in the middle of a quotation. The tutorial also details the rules for placing periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points in relation to quotation marks, emphasizing that periods and commas go inside the quotation marks, while question marks and exclamation points depend on whether they relate to the quoted material or the entire sentence.

What is the primary purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

• To highlight important words

• To set off the exact words of a speaker

• To indicate a question

• To separate sentences

What is the term for words like 'said David' in a quotation?

• Conjunction

• Preposition

• Interjection

• Attribution

Where can attribution appear in relation to a quotation?

• Only before the quotation

• Only in the middle of the quotation

• Only after the quotation

• Before, after, or in the middle of the quotation

Where should a period or comma be placed when it follows a quotation?

• Before the quotation marks

• Inside the quotation marks

• Outside the quotation marks

• At the beginning of the sentence

If a question mark relates to the entire sentence, where should it be placed?

• Before the quotation marks

• At the end of the sentence

• Outside the quotation marks

• Inside the quotation marks