Correct this piece of dialogue: How are you? said Bob.
"How are you?" said Bob.
100
Where do you put quotation marks in dialogue?
Around the speakers exact words.
100
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming."
Dory, Finding Nemo
100
What are the two types of dialogue?
Inner and outer dialogue
200
Correct this piece of dialogue: Hey! There's Scott's brother! Phil exclaimed.
"Hey! There's Scott's brother!" Phil exclaimed.
200
Where does punctuation belong in dialogue?
Inside the quotations.
200
"Wait a minute Doc are you telling me you built a time machine out of a Delorean?
Marty Mcfly, Back to the Future
200
Define outer dialogue. Example for 100 more points.
A conversation between two or more people in any type of literature.
300
Correct this piece of dialogue: Mrs. Russell said I don't like happiness.
Mrs. Russell said, "I don't like happiness."
300
What do you have to do when you have a new speaker?
Begin a new indented paragraph.
300
"My only love sprung from my only hate."
Juliet. Romeo and Juliet
300
Define inner dialogue and give an example.
Characters speak to themselves and reveal their personalities.
400
Correct this piece of dialogue: Oswald asked what is your favorite color.
Oswald asked, "What is your favorite color?"
400
All dialogue must have...
Purpose.
400
"Give it here Malfoy or I will knock you off your broom!"
Harry Potter
400
Why must Dialogue have a purpose? 100 points for each correct answer.
Develops the plot of the story.
Reveal conflict between characters.
To develop the personality of a character.
To reveal background information about a character.
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."
500
Can you name all three rules?
Keep punctuation inside the quotations, start a new paragraph for each speaker, and dialogue must have purpose.
500
"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are gonna get."