Dialogue

Dialogue

100

Correct this piece of dialogue. How are you? said Bob

"How are you?" said Bob.

200

Correct this piece of dialogue. Hey! There's Scott's brother! Phil exclaimed.

"Hey! There's Scott's brother!" Phil exclaimed.

300

Correct this piece of dialogue. Mrs. Russell said I don't like happiness.

Mrs. Russell said, "I don't like happiness."

400

Correct this piece of dialogue. Oswald asked What is your favorite color.

Oswald asked, "What is your favorite color?"

500

Correct this piece of dialogue. Hurry up Maddie said I have better things to do

"Hurry up," Maddie said. "I have better things to do."

Paragraph Rules

100

When a new person speaks in our writing we do this:

What is start a new paragraph.

200

True of false: You should start a new paragraph after you write 5 sentences.

FALSE!

300

True or false: You should start a new paragraph if the setting changes in your story.

TRUE!

400

True or false: You should start a new paragraph when you show, don't tell.

FALSE!

500

List all 4 times you should start a new paragraph:

When a new person speaks.(Person) When the setting changes (Place) When the time changes (Period of Time) When a new plot event happens (Plot event)

Direct Quotes

100

Correct this direct quote. You can go today Fabio said

"You can go today," Fabio said.

200

Correct this Direct Quote. My birthday is coming up Dora said it is in three days.

"My birthday is coming up," Dora said, "it is in two days."

300

Correct this Direct Quote. Florida is the best place to visit Marcus said I am going there for vacation.

"Florida is the best place to visit," Marcus said, "I am going there for vacation."

400

Correct this direct quote. I got this for my birthday Maddie said, but i got another one for Easter.

"I got this for my birthday," Maddie said, "but I got another one for Easter."

500

What is a speaker tag?

It identifies who is speaking in the conversation.

Capitalization

100

Correct this. "should we go to the store?" Amelia said. "we are out of milk."

" Should we go to the store?" Amelia said, "We are out of milk."

200

Correct this. "are we going to los bravos today?" She said. "I am hungry."

"Are we going to Los Bravos today?" she said. "I'm hungry."

300

Correct this. "I am going to the movies," said Tom,"after school."

Correct.

400

Correct this. "when are we going home?" said Pat, " she is tired."

"When are we going home?" said Pat. "She is tired."

500

Correct this. "Mrs. russell doesn't like the movies," said Bob, "She likes books instead."

"Mrs. Russell doesn't like the movies," said Bob. "She likes books instead."

Punctuation

100

Correct this sentence. "What do you want for breakfast." Emilee asked.

There should be a question mark after breakfast instead of a period.

200

What are some other words you can use besides "said" List at least 4!

stated, replied, answered, commented, etc.

300

Name three tags that tell you to use an exclamation point.

1. screamed 2. exclaimed 3. yelled etc.

400

Correct this sentence. "That's tommorow!" Sam stated. "It starts at six.

Instead of an exclamation point at the end of each sentence, there needs to be periods.

"That's tommorow," Sam stated. "It starts at six."

500

Name 6 tags that tell you to use periods.

1. Said 2. Replied 3. Stated 4. Remarked 5. Explained 6. Added