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Formatting Dialogue

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:

"'After a good dinner one can forgive anybody', joked a character in one of Oscar Wilde's plays, 'Even one's own reflections.'"

a)

"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody", joked a character in one of Oscar Wilde's plays, "Even one's own relations."

b)

"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody," joked a character in one of Oscar Wilde's plays, "even one's own reflections."

2.

Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:

World-renowned chef Ferran Adrià once dramatically asserted that it takes, "An entire life just to know about tomatoes".

a)

World-renowned chef Ferran Adrià once dramatically asserted that it takes "an entire life just to know about tomatoes."

b)

World-renowned chef Ferran Adrià once dramatically asserted that it takes, "An entire life just to know about tomatoes."

3.

Correct any errors in capitalization or punctuation:

"How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world." Observed Anne Frank.

a)

"How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world," Observed Anne Frank.

b)

"How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to move the world," observed Anne Frank.

4.
Put __________________ around a speaker's exact words.
a)
commas
b)
speaker tags
c)
quotation marks
d)
An indent
5.
_______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.
a)
Indent
b)
Capitalize
c)
Underline
d)
Delete
6.
"Help me __ " screamed Blake.
a)
.
b)
"
c)
!
d)
?
7.
Which of the following is correct?
a)
"I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some.
b)
"I want some Cheetos," I said, "so let's go get some."
c)
"I want some Cheetos," I Said. "so let's go get some."
d)
"I want some Cheetos," I said, "So let's go get some."
8.
Which of these is correct?
a)
James is "very" nice said Chris.
b)
"James," is very nice said Chris.
c)
"James is very nice", said Chris.
d)
"James is very nice," said Chris.
9.
Choose the sentence which uses quotation marks correctly.
a)
"That's just great," Ms. Anderson cried out, "I can't find my keys!"
b)
"That's just great", Ms. Anderson cried out "I can't find my keys"
c)
"That's just great Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys"
d)
"That's just great?"  Ms. Anderson cried out, I can't find my keys!"
10.
Which of the following is correct? 
a)
Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."
b)
Jane Said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."
c)
Jane said "I really want to eat Cheetos."
d)
Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos,"