Interrupted Dialogue Punctuation
Direct vs. Indirect Speech
Standard Dialogue
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Interjections in Dialogue
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Do you know asked Ken why pop is bad for you?
"Do you know," asked Ken, "why pop is bad for you?"
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What does direct speech have that indirect speech doesn't have?
Quotation marks
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Let's go to the store Tim said
"Let's go to the store," Tim said.
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Have you ever seen the grass so green or a bluer sky asked Bert.
"Have you ever seen the grass so green or a bluer sky?" asked Bert.
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Hey Tim yelled, give me your candy!
"Hey!" Tim yelled, "give me your candy!"
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please take this bowl, Marge started to say, and fill it with berries from the bush.
"Please take this bowl," Marge started to say, "and fill it with berries from the bush."
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True or False: When transforming direct speech into indirect speech, you have to change the verbs to past tense.
True. You must change the verbs to past tense.
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Proofread the sentence. Circle the speech tag: I've never heard of Fred Astaire before exclaimed Helga
"I've never heard of Fred Astaire before!" exclaimed Helga. Speech Tag: exclaimed Helga
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Glinda said, "that she would bring Dorothy home." Be careful here...you will need to use the delete mark.
Glinda said that she would bring Dorothy home.
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awesome yelled Mulan. you hold and I punch!
"Awesome!" yelled Mulan. "you hold and I punch!"
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When I hear a train whistle Ronald commented it reminds me of home
"When I hear a train whistle," Ronald commented, "it reminds me of home."
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What 3 tenses can direct speech be written in?
Present Tense, Future Tense, and Past Tense
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After the ceremony, Kevin exclaimed i won the award for the loudest person on campus
After the ceremony, Kevin exclaimed, "I won the award for the loudest person on campus!"
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Show me the money Tom said and I'll give you my last juice box.
"Show me the money," Tom said, "and I'll give you my last juice box."
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What. asked Will, I don't understand what you are trying to say.
"What?" asked Will, "I don't understand what you are trying to say."
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You need to return that book James said in a loud voice, or else you will have to pay a hefty fine!
"You need to return that book," James said in a loud voice, "or else you will have to pay a hefty fine!"
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Rewrite the Sentence into Indirect Form: Alisha said, "I am not amused with Mary's joke."
Alisha said that she was not amused with Mary's joke.
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Proofread the sentence. Circle the entire speech tag: Never underestimate the power of the dark side said the Emperor in an evil, raspy voice.
"Never underestimate the power of the dark side," said the Emperor in an evil, raspy voice. Speech Tag: said the Emperor in an evil, raspy voice.
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Never before was there such a liar as Tina yelled Frank in anger. I want to see her tell the truth for once!
"Never before was there such a liar as Tina," yelled Frank in anger. "I want to see her tell the truth for once!"
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Gross Ashley screamed. there is a spider in that guy's beard!
"Gross!" Ashley screamed. "There is a spider in that guy's beard!"
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Back in 1985 Emilio said, I was a football player who got Saturday detention. During detention I became friends with a nerd. Bonus 50 points: Write down the name of the movie this relates to.
"Back in 1985," Emilio said, "I was a football player who got Saturday detention. During detention I became friends with a nerd." Bonus 50 points: The Breakfast Club
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Rewrite the Sentence into Direct Form: Kim said that she would bring me a loaf of bread.
Kim said, "I will bring you a loaf of bread."
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Henry yelled the book is missing We need to find it so that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands. Henry ran off into the distance.
Henry yelled, "The book is missing! We need to find it so that it doesn't fall into the wrong hands!" Henry ran off into the distance.
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jim replied we need to give tony from papa john's a good tip since he was so prompt at getting our pizza to us.
Jim replied, "We need to give Tony from Papa John's a good tip since he was so prompt at getting our pizza to us.
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Shoot said jane in a quiet voice of realization, our camping trip is just a few weeks away. I still need to pack.
"Shoot," said Jane in a quiet voice of realization, "our camping trip is just a few weeks away. I still need to pack."
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