Knowledge
What is dialogue?
The words a character or person says out loud.
What punctuation marks go here?
"We need to leave now __ " said Mom __
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I love pizza she said
"I love pizza," she said.
Tyler yelled we are going to be late
Tyler yelled, "We are going to be late!"
How many characters are speaking in this paragraph?
"I'm hungry," said Maya.
"Me too!" her brother replied.
2
What do we use quotation marks for?
Special marks that go around what someone says.
What punctuation marks go here?
"What time does the movie start __ " asked Priya __
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Did you feed the dog asked Grandma
"Did you feed the dog?" asked Grandma.
Mom called dinner is ready
Mom called, "Dinner is ready!"
Which sentence in this paragraph is dialogue?
The dog ran across the yard. Jaylen laughed and chased after it. "Come back!" he shouted.
"Come back!" he shouted.
What is a dialogue tag?
The part of a sentence that tells us who's talking.
What punctuation marks go here?
"Watch out __ " screamed Tyler __
! .
This is the best day ever cheered Sofia
"This is the best day ever!" cheered Sofia.
Dad reminded don’t forget your backpack
Dad reminded, "Don't forget your backpack."
Where should you start a new paragraph?
"I found a caterpillar," said Priya. "Can I see it?” asked Jack.
When Jack starts speaking.
Name 3 words that tell us who's talking
What punctuation marks go here?
Carlos whispered __ "Do you hear that __ "
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Can I come with you begged little Mia
"Can I come with you?" begged little Mia.
She whispered be quiet or you’ll wake the baby
She whispered, "Be quiet, you'll wake the baby."
Find the mistakes.
"Let's play outside” said Leo. "Okay"! replied his friend.
Missing punctuation inside Leo’s quotation. Exclamation point outside his friend’s quotation.
What punctuation mark is used to separate dialogue from the dialogue tag?
Comma
What punctuation mark goes here?
The teacher announced __ “Class is dismissed __”
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i can’t wait for summer break cheered Olivia
"I can't wait for summer break!" cheered Olivia.
The coach yelled run faster you can do it
The coach yelled, "Run faster, you can do it!"
Rewrite these paragraphs so the dialogue is correctly formatted:
Marcus said I want to be a scientist someday. His teacher said that's a wonderful goal, Marcus.
Marcus said, "I want to be a teacher someday."
His teacher said, "That's a wonderful goal, Marcus."