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In dialogue should a punctuation mark go inside or outside of the quotation marks?
Inside.
Is this sentence correct?
My mom asked, Why did you forget to call me?
It is missing quotation marks. The correct sentence is: My mom asked, "Why did you forget to call me?"
What is the speaker tag in this sentence?
"I'm so excited for summer vacation!" exclaimed Chloe.
"exclaimed Chloe"?
What punctuation mark is used at the end of a declarative sentence?
A period.
What should you always do to the first word in a dialogue sentence?
Capitalize it.
What is missing from this sentence?
Fine, I'll go, replied Jason.
"Fine, I'll go," replied Jason.
What is the speaker tag in this sentence?
Miss Scandariato exclaimed, "There will be no homework tonight!"
Miss Scandariato exclaimed
What punctuation mark is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence?
An exclamation mark.
What do you always need to include after the speaker tag when it is in the front of a dialogue sentence?
A comma.
Is this sentence correct?
"Why is the sky blue?" questioned Mike.
Yes.
What is the speaker tag in the sentence?
"The fourth graders," screamed Mrs. Vazquez, "are the smartest in the school!"
screamed Mrs. Vazquez
What punctuation mark is used at the end of an interrogative sentence?
A question mark.
When writing a divided quote with TWO sentences, what do you do to the first letter of the quotations?
Capitalize the first word.
Which sentence is correct?
A) Diana said that LaMar would go to the movie with her. B) Diana said that, “LaMar would go to the movie with her.” C) Diana said that, “LaMar would go to the movie with her”. D) Diana said, “that LaMar would go to the movie with her.”
A) Diana said that LaMar would go to the movie with her.
True or False,
The speaker tag of the sentence always goes before the quotation?
False. It can be in the front, middle, or end of the quotation?
Is this sentence punctuated correctly?
Morgan exclaimed, "I'm so excited for lunch time?."
No, it needs an exclamation mark. Also, you shouldn't have two punctuation marks at the end of a sentence.
When writing a divided quote with ONE sentences, where do the commas go in the sentence?
After the first part of the quotation, within the quotation marks and after the speaker tag before the second part of the quotation.
How should this sentence be punctuated?
Where is my book club book asked David I can't find it anywhere
"Where is my book club book?" asked David. "I can't find it anywhere?"
Fix the sentence?
"Where did I park my car" questioned Steven.
"Where did I park my car?" questioned Steven.
Is this sentence correct: James just asked, "Why are you worried about what I'm doing"
It's missing a question mark: James just asked, "Why are you worried about what I'm doing?"