Punctuating Dialogue
These are examples of what:
He said
She asked
Jim said
Speaker tags
A month, day, and year.
Interjections and Introductory Words/Phrases can be found where in a sentence?
At the beginning
What's the difference between a compound and a complex sentence?
A compound sentence is two complete sentence separated by a comma and a FANBOYS. A complex sentence is a dependent clause and an independent clause separated with a comma.
Two adjectives that describe the same/one noun
Quotation marks should only go where?
Around what the person is saying
In a sentence where you have only the month and the day, should you use a comma?
No
In order for it to be a true interjection/introductory word or phrase, you must be able to…
Take the word or phrase away and the sentence will still make sense
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So
What are the words that help you identify ESSENTIAL vs NONESSENTIAL information?
Essential: That
Nonessential: Which
What needs to happen to the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence?
It should be capitalized
What is a direct address?
When you are directly speaking to a person
An interrupter is…
A word or phrase in the middle or at the end of the sentence.
Identify what kind of clause this is:
Before we could leave for Japan
Dependent Clause
What are the two tests to determine if the adjectives are coordinate?
1. Flipped order of the adjectives
2. Use and between the words
If the speaker tag is at the end of the sentence, what types of punctuation could go before the quotation marks?
A comma, a question mark, or an exclamation point.
With a direct address, where can the commas go?
*hint there are three scenarios!
Middle: Before and after the name
End: Before the name
There are many similarities with interjections/intro words and phrases, and interrupters; however, the comma placement is a little different.
What's the difference with comma placement?
Interjections/intro words and phrases: commas will only go after.
Interrupters: commas will go before and after
Where should the comma go with a COMPOUND sentence?
Before the FANBOYS
Where should you use commas with nonessential information?
Before and after the information if it's in the middle of your sentence.
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Since I love to look at the stars at night my family took me stargazing said Lilly it was beautiful!
"Since I love to look at the stars at night, my family took me stargazing," said Lilly. "It was beautiful!"
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Before I visited Geneva Switzerland on June 15 2019 I had never been on a plane Josh said Miss Agee
"Before I visited Geneva, Switzerland, on June 15, 2019, I had never been on a plane, Josh," said Miss Agee.
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Hey did you know said Jill that the Golden Gate Bridge was in fact built in 1937
"Hey, did you know," said Jill, "that the Golden Gate Bridge was, in fact, built in 1937?"
If Julie ever leaves her job we can finally visit Paris but we might not have enough money said Richard.
"If Julie ever leaves her job, we can finally visit Paris, but we might not have enough money," said Richard.
Correctly punctuate this sentence:
Riley my energetic sweet puppy loves to play with her brother Ranger who is a young hairy German Shepherd said Miss Agee
"Riley, my energetic, sweet puppy, loves to play with her brother, Ranger, who is a young hairy German Shepherd," said Miss Agee.