Advanced Punctuation
Where does the punctuation go when dialogue ends a sentence?
Inside the quotation marks
What is the purpose of a dialogue tag?
Identify the speaker and sometimes how they are speaking.
Should a dialogue tag be capitalized if it comes after the quotation marks?
No (unless it is a proper noun)
When should you start a new paragraph in dialogue?
Fix this: "i'll call you later," said Jake.
"I'll call you later," said Jake.
Fix this sentence: "I'm not sure", said Olivia.
"I'm not sure," said Olivia.
Identify the dialogue tag: "I'll meet you there," whispered Carlos.
whispered Carlos
Fix this sentence: "we should start now," said mr. thompson.
"We should start now," said Mr. Thompson.
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Fix this: "Where are we going", asked Lilly.
"Where are we going?" asked Lilly.
Fix this sentence: "Do you know the answer", asked Marcus.
"Do you know the answer?" asked Marcus.
"I don't understand," said Lily, "this math problem."
Fix this sentence: "Did you finish your homework," asked my teacher?
"Did you finish your homework?" asked my teacher.
Rewrite correctly: "I don't agree," said Ethan. "That's not fair," argued Ryan.
"I don't agree," said Ethan.
"That's not fair," argued Ryan.
Fix this: "I think we're lost." said Aaron
"I think we're lost," said Aaron
Rewrite correctly: "I can't believe it"! she shouted.
"I can't believe it!" she shouted.
Rewrite using a dialogue tag at the beginning: "I already finished," said Maya.
Maya said, "I already finished."
TRUE OR FALSE: If dialogue ends with a question mark, you still use a comma before the dialogue tag?
FALSE
Why is this confusing? "Stop it," said Ava. "No," said Jack. "Fine," said Ava.
It should be separated into three paragraphs to clearly show speaker changes.
Fix this: "Be quiet," She whispered.
"Be quiet," she whispered.
Fix this sentence with interrupted dialogue: "I was going to tell you," said Ava "but I forgot."
"I was going to tell you," said Ava, "but I forgot."
Fix this sentence: "Leave me alone!" He yelled.
"Leave me alone!" he yelled.
EXPLAIN why this sentence is incorrect: "Let's go," Said Jordan.
"Said" should not be capitalized because it follows a comma and is part of the same sentence.
Rewrite correctly with proper paragraph breaks: "Did you hear that?" asked Mia. "Hear what?" said Lucas. "That noise outside!" Mia replied.
"Did you hear that?" asked Mia.
"Hear what?" said Lucas.
"That noise outside!" Mia replied.
Edit the entire sentence correctly: "wait" shouted Emma. "I forgot my backpack!"
"Wait," shouted Emma, "I forgot my backpack!"