Dialogue Punctuation Rules

The video tutorial explains the rules for formatting dialogue in writing. It covers the use of quotation marks, capitalization, and punctuation, emphasizing the relationship between spoken and written parts. The tutorial also highlights the importance of starting a new paragraph for each new speaker and provides tips for recognizing patterns in dialogue formatting.

Why is it important to follow special rules when writing dialogue?

• To add more characters

• To confuse the reader

• To ensure clarity and proper structure

• To make the story longer

What should be placed around the part of the sentence that is spoken?

• Brackets

• Quotation marks

• Parentheses

• Asterisks

In the sentence 'Where's your pet dog?' he asked, what is the spoken part?

• 'Where's'

• 'he asked'

• 'Where's your pet dog?'

• 'dog?'

What must the first word of the spoken part begin with?

• A lowercase letter

• A special character

• A number

• A capital letter

In the sentence 'My grandfather is taking him for a walk,' which word needs to be capitalized?

• him

• taking

• My

• grandfather

What punctuation mark should be used at the end of a spoken question?

• Exclamation point

• Question mark

• Comma

• Period

Why do we use a comma instead of a period between the spoken and written parts?

• To make the sentence longer

• To signal that they rely on each other

• To confuse the reader

• To add emphasis

What should you do every time there is a new speaker in a dialogue?

• Use a semicolon

• Add a comma

• Start a new paragraph

• Continue in the same paragraph

What should you remember to do at the beginning of a new paragraph?

• Capitalize every word

• Use a comma

• Indent

• Add a period

What should you avoid placing at the end of a sentence after the punctuation?

• An extra period

• A question mark

• An exclamation point

• A comma