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."

Dialogue Rules

100

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

Start a new paragraph.

200

True or false: A quotation mark lets us know WHO is speaking.

FALSE!

Speaker tag

300

True or false: Dialogue must start with a capital letter.

TRUE!

400

True or false: Dialogue is used to convey what the setting is.

FALSE!

500

Which type of writing includes dialogue?

Narrative

More Dialogue

100

Correct this dialogue. You can go today Fabio said

"You can go today," Fabio said.

200

Correct this dialogue. My birthday is coming up Dora said in two days!

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

300

Correct this dialogue. 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 dialogue. I got this for my birthday Maddie said, but I got another one for Easter. Nice! I have one too! said Crystal.

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

"Nice, I have one too!" said Crystal.

500

Identify the speaker tag in this dialogue. 

"Michael," my mom called, "what are you doing?"

My mom called is the speaker tag.