Sentence types
Makes a statement and usually ends with a period
What is declarative
"Hello". John How are you?"
"Hello, John. How are you?"
It ends a sentence
What is a period
Is a conversation between two characters
What is dialogue
What would you do, I asked, if money didn’t matter?
“What do you do,” I asked, “if money didn’t matter?”
Ask a question and ends with a question mark
What is interrogative
I am just fine. And how are you. Martha
"I am just fine. And how are you, Martha?"
this form of punctuation is used at the end or beginning of a speech tag
Hint: You use them in a list
What is a comma
When any character speaks in dialogue, ___________ let us know when they begin and stop speaking
What is quotation marks
The cute shouted Let the games begin!
The king shouted, “Let the games begin!”
Shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point
What is exclamatory
"Thank you for asking. I am fine" How's your job search coming along!
"Thank you for asking. I am fine. How's your job search coming along."
Marks the beginning and end of a title or quoted passage
What is the quotation mark
where would a speech tag occur in the sentence below:
“He loved you,”
“He loved you,” she said,
My grandmother always said a penny saved is a penny earned.
What is, My grandmother always said, “a penny saved is a penny earned.”
Gives a command and can end with the period or exclamation point
What is imperative
"My job search is going rather slowly," I'm afraid." Are you still working at Smith and Sons?"
"My job search is going rather slowly, I'm afraid. Are you still working at Smith and Sons?"
A punctuation mark indicating an exaggeration of emotion
What is a exclamation point
where would a speech tag occur in the sentence below:
“He loved you,” hoping to provoke a reaction. “But you didn’t care.”
“He loved you,” she said, hoping to provoke a reaction. “But you didn’t care.”
A fool thinks of self to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be fool.
“ A fool things since self to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
Four types of sentences
What is declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative
"Hey. John what's up? Martha's attempted smile never reached her pretty green eyes." "She bit her bottom lip."
"Hey, John, what's up?" Martha's attempted smile never reached her pretty green eyes. She bit her bottom lip.
which end mark properly fits the sentence below:
"What kind of food do you like"
What is a question mark
where would speech tags occur in the dialogue below?:
"How've you been Jack?"
"I've been great Jane,"
"How've you been jack?" said Jane
"I've been great Jane," Jack replied
Did he say 'I love you' yet her mother asked.
“ Did he say ‘I love you’ yet?” her mother asked.