Dialogue basics
This punctuation separates the speaker, or tag, from what is being spoken or said.
What is a comma?
True or false:
Commas separate the dialogue from the dialogue tag
True
Do we put quotation marks around the dialogue tag?
No, just the dialoge
What is missing from this sentence?
"I can't wait for summer" said Penelope.
A comma
"I can't wait for summer," said Penelope.
This is the punctuation that goes around ONLY the words that are being spoken.
What are quotation marks?
Which example of dialogue correctly uses a comma?
A) He said ",I will meet you at the park.
B) He said, "I will meet you at the park,"
C) He said, "I will meet you at the park."
What is C?
True or false:
We only put quotation marks around the words that someone is saying
What is TRUE?
What is wrong with this dialogue:
Jack said, "the basketball game is tonight."
Capital t for The
This is the name given to the phrase that shows who is doing the speaking in the dialogue.
What is a dialogue tag?
Which of the following sentences uses the correct comma placement?
A) "It's raining outside" she said.
B) "It's raining outside," she said.
C) "It's raining outside" she said,
What is B?
Is this written correctly?
"I can't wait for my birthday, said Ms. V."
What is NO!
Fix this dialogue:
I love going to the beach, said Le'ana.
"I love going to the beach," said Le'ana.
This is where your punctuation goes when writing dialogue.
Where is inside the quotation marks?
Where should another comma go in the following sentence?
"I can't believe it" said Mia, "this is the best day ever!"
Where is between "it" and the quotation marks?
Add quotation marks to this dialogue:
I need a new pencil, said the student.
"I need a new pencil," said the student
Fix this dialogue:
Marianne said "i had a good weekend."
Marianne said, "I had a good weekend."
comma and capital I
This punctuation is replaced by a comma when the dialogue tag is at the end of the sentence.
What is a period?
True or False:
This example of dialogue does NOT use a comma.
"Can you help me?" Kate asked.
What is TRUE?
Put quotation marks around this dialogue:
The teacher said, You can have this pink pencil, but make sure to give it back.
The teacher said, "You can have this pink pencil, but make sure to give it back."
Fix this dialogue:
"I need some hand sanitizer", the teacher said.
"I need some hand sanitizer," the teacher said.
Comma comes before the quotation mark when the tag is at the end.