Dialogue
Correct this piece of dialogue. How are you? said Bob
"How are you?", said Bob.
When a new person speaks in our writing we do this:
Start a new paragraph.
Correct this dialogue. You can go today Fabio said
"You can go today," Fabio said.
What type of words describe nouns?
Adjectives
What shape is a stop sign?
Octagon
Correct this piece of dialogue. Hey! There's Scott's brother! Phil exclaimed.
"Hey! There's Scott's brother!", Phil exclaimed.
True or false: A quotation mark lets us know WHO is speaking.
FALSE!
Speaker tag
Correct this dialogue. My birthday is coming up Dora said in two days!
"My birthday is coming up," Dora said, "in two days!"
What type of words are these: Niagara Falls, Jupiter, Albert Einstein, Drake?
Proper Nouns
How many sides does a triangle have?
3
Correct this piece of dialogue. Mrs. Russell said I don't like happiness.
Mrs. Russell said, "I don't like happiness."
True or false: Dialogue must start with a capital letter.
TRUE!
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."
What words tell the action that the noun is doing?
How many moons does earth have?
1
True or false: Dialogue is used to convey what the setting is.
FALSE!
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.
What part of a complete sentence tells what the noun is or is doing?
Predicate
Teacher checks response.
Which type of writing includes dialogue?
Narrative
Identify the speaker tag in this dialogue.
"Michael," my mom called, "what are you doing?"
My mom called is the speaker tag.
This part of a complete sentence tells who or what is doing something.
Subject
What two colors combined make up the color orange?
Yellow and Red