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“I’m ready” Freddy said.
“I’m ready,” Freddy said.
“We can win this game,” Tony said.
Who is speaking?
Tony
Tony said, “hey, you’re pretty good.”
hey → Hey
“Nice goal,” Tony said. “Thanks,” Freddy replied.
How many paragraphs?
2
“Let’s go,” Tony said.
Real
Tony said we need one more player.
Tony said, “We need one more player.”
Freddy whispered, “I don’t want to mess it up.”
What part of this dialogue is called the quote?
“I don’t want to mess it up.”
“we are losing badly,” the boys cried.
we → We
“Are you ready?” asked Tony. “I think so,” said Freddy. “Then let’s go,” Tony shouted.
How many paragraphs?
3 (Tony, Freddy, Tony)
“I can do this” Freddy said.
Broken. The comma is missing before the closing quotation mark.
“Nice goal” Tony told Freddy with a grin.
“Nice goal,” Tony told Freddy with a grin.
“Let’s put Freddy in” Tony begged.
Which punctuation is missing in this dialogue?
“Let’s put Freddy in,” Tony begged.
Freddy whispered, “i’ve got this.”
i’ve → I’ve
“Hey!” Tony said. “You’re pretty good!” needs two paragraphs.
True or false?
False. The same person is speaking, so it stays in one paragraph.
Tony said, “you’re pretty good.”
Broken. you’re needs a capital Y.
Mrs. Beam announced find your partner and sit down
Mrs. Beam announced, “Find your partner and sit down.”
“Thanks, guys,” Freddy said with a timid smile.
What part of this dialogue is called speaker tag?
Freddy said with a timid smile.
Mrs. beam said, “find your partner.”
beam → Beam, find → Find
“Where were you at recess?” Tony asked. “By the fence,” Freddy said quietly. “Why didn’t you ask to play?” Tony asked. “I didn’t think anyone wanted me to,” Freddy admitted.
How many paragraphs, and who starts each one?
4: Tony, Freddy, Tony, Freddy
“thanks, guys,” freddy said with a smile. (How many mistakes?)
Broken, 2 mistakes: Thanks and Freddy both need capitals.
freddy asked are you sure you want me on the team
Freddy asked, “Are you sure you want me on the team?”
Compare these two sentences:
(a) “We won” Tony said.
(b) Tony said “We won.”
Explain where the comma goes in each.
In (a) the tag comes after the quote, so the comma goes inside the closing quotation marks. In (b) the tag comes first, so the comma goes after the tag, before the opening quotation mark.
tony shouted, “watch out, freddy! the ball is coming!”
Tony, Watch, Freddy, The. The needs a capital because a new sentence starts after the exclamation mark.
“Did you see that goal?” asked Tony. “Yes,” Freddy said. “It was amazing,” Tony said. “You should join us every day,” he added. “Maybe I will,” Freddy answered with a smile.
How many paragraphs, and who starts each one?
4: Tony, Freddy, Tony, Freddy. Tony’s two lines (“It was amazing” and “You should join us every day”) stay together in one paragraph because the same person is speaking.
“Ready?” Tony asked. “Ready,” Freddy answered.
Broken. The quotation marks, commas, and capitals are all correct, but there are two speakers, so each needs its own paragraph.