Dialogue Practice

In the middle of the quote:

In between two separate sentences (quotes): a period follows the tagline and the beginning of the second sentence (quote) is capitalized. ex: "I have a dog," said Jane. "Do you have pets?" When the tagline splits one sentence (quote) into two parts: a comma follows the first part of the quote and the tagline. ex: "I have two dogs," said Jane, "that fight all the time."

New speaker =

New paragraph

Before the dialogue:

The comma always follows the tagline and the beginning of the letter of the quote is always capitalized. Ex: John asked, "Where did everyone go?"

After the quote:

The ending punctuation after the actual quote (before the tagline) can never NEVER be a period. ex: "Everyone decided to go," said John. If the sentence would normally end with a period, substitute a comma. An exception to this rule is end marks for questions or exclamations. ex: "Where did everyone go?" asked John.

Place the comma inside the __________ ________ marks when the speaker's tag follows the quotation.

closing quotation Ex 1: Tyler replied, "Blue is my favorite color." Ex 2: "Let's go," Tyler replied.

If dialogue is split or separated, use quotation marks to surround _____ _____ that is spoken.

each part Ex 1: "Yes," said Bobby, "I love cheese pizza."

Commas and periods are almost ALWAYS placed ________ the closing quotation marks.

inside Ex 1: "I like chips," said Molly. Ex 2: Jason replied, "I love pretzels."

Place a question mark or an exclamation point _________ of the quotation marks when it is part of the quotation.

inside Ex1: "When will we be back?" Ray asked. Ex2: "Hooray!" said Debbi.

If a quotation is not split or separated, don't close the quotation until the speaker is finished. This could sometimes be ____________ __________.

numerous sentences Ex 1: "Please write your name on your paper before you begin. Once you finish, bring your paper to the front of the room and place it on my desk," said the teacher.

Place a question mark or an exclamation point ____________ the quotation marks when it is not part of the quotation.

outside Ex1: Did I hear Ray say, "Okay"? Ex2: I can't believe he said, "Okay"!

A speakers words must be surrounded by __________ ______.

quotation marks Ex: "I love flowers," said Jessie.

The words used to identify the speaker are called the _______.

tagline