Which sentence below using dialogue properly by following the dialogue rules?

"Help!" Leslie exlaimed. "They're coming to get me!"

Which quote is correct?

"It's temporary," he whimpered.

Which sentence is correct?

His teacher told him to follow the Marion way.

Which divided quotation is correct?

"Billy Bob," yelled Janey Sue, "take out the trash."

Which example follows dialogue rules correctly?

"One thing I like," replied Sarah, "is recess!"

Which example follows dialogue rules correctly?

Margie looked up and whined, "Not yet, Mamma."

When do I capitalize the first word in a quote?

If it's the first word in the sentence.

What should a writer do to signal that someone new is talking?

Return and indent (start a new paragraph)

A dialogue tag is used to...

tell who is talking and describe how they are talking

Dialogue should always...

Add something meaningful to the story

studbud

Duplicate of Dialogue Rules

12 termsStudBud Administration1 play

A Quiz to review the rules of Dialogue in narrative writing.

Flashcards12 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 12

Answers

1
Which sentence below using dialogue properly by following the dialogue rules?
"If only we could have our own pet cat" Carly cried.
"Seriously joe sighed this class is hard."
"Look out" Todd warned.
"Help!" Leslie exlaimed. "They're coming to get me!"
2
Which quote is correct?
She laughed, "you live in your mother's basement."
That's what they all say, she said.
He cried Don't leave me.
"It's temporary," he whimpered.
3
Which sentence is correct?
His teacher told him "to follow the Marion way."
His teacher told him to follow the Marion way.
4
Which divided quotation is correct?
"Billy Bob," yelled Janey Sue. "take out the trash."
"Billy Bob, yelled Janey Sue," "Take out the trash."
"Billy Bob," yelled Janey Sue, "take out the trash."
5
Which example follows dialogue rules correctly?
"One thing I like," Replied Sarah, "is recess!"
"One thing I like," replied Sarah, "Is recess!"
"One thing I like," replied Sarah, "is recess!"
"One thing I like." replied Sarah, "is recess!"
6
Which example follows dialogue rules correctly?
"Now!" Said Mrs. Jones.
"A man? How can a man be a teacher"?
Margie looked up and whined, "Not yet, Mamma."
"I didn't say I didn't like it" Margie said quickly.
7
A divided quote has...
two opinions
a dialogue tag in the middle
two dialogue tags
split personalities
8
When do I capitalize the first word in a quote?
If it's the first word in the sentence.
Always.
9
What should a writer do to signal that someone new is talking?
Return and indent (start a new paragraph)
Use dialogue tags
Write a script
Use quotation marks
10
A dialogue tag is used to...
describe how someone is saying something
teach a lesson
describe the setting
tell who is talking and describe how they are talking
11
Dialogue should always...
Add something meaningful to the story
Answer a question
Fill up space
12
Where does punctuation go when using quotation marks?
Inside the quotation marks
Outside the quotation marks

Duplicate of Dialogue Rules Flashcards | StudBud