Rules for using quotation marks Punctuating Dialogue Rules for using quotation marks

What are quotation marks? This is a comma ( , ) This is an ____________ ( ’ ) This is a semi-colon ( ; ) These are _________ ______ ( “ ” )

Put quotation marks around the speaker’s exact words Then she asked, “Now aren’t you ashamed of yourself?” She answered, “Yes ma’am, thank you.” My mom told me I could go if I finished all of my homework.

A Speaker Tag.. What is that? Then she asked, “Now aren’t you ashamed of yourself?” She answered, “Yes ma’am, thank you.” “You are a liar!” he responded.

Direct Quotation vs. Indirect Quotation A speaker actually speaks or paraphrases what was said

Indirect quotation I said move to another desk at least 3 times by now. My dad said that I could play at extra hour tonight because I got all As on my interim.

Direct Quotation “Why are you running down the hallway, sweetheart?” Ms. Rice asked. She is always trying to figure out why someone is out of class. “Dude, last night was so much fun,” Desean raved. “We got so much candy from those little kids.”

Rules for Punctuating Direct Quotations Those words that someone actually speaks

Capitalize the first word the speaker says Then she asked, “What do you call yourself doing?” As we were walking down the hallway, we heard someone shout, “Hey, you! Can’t wait up for nobody?”

The comma, question mark, period, and exclamation marks come inside the quotation marks If the punctuation is PART of the direct quotation, it needs to be included inside the quotation marks. Then she asked, “Where do you think you are going?” NOT “?

When the dialogue is first and the speaker tag is last, the dialogue is followed by a comma and not by a period, unless it is a question or an exclamation. “You are a liar!” he responded. “If I turn you loose, will you run away?” asked the child. “Lady, I’m sorry,” whispered the boy.

When the speaker tag is first, it is separated from the quotation by a comma After she screamed at him then she asked, “Are you okay?” As he furtively went up the stairs, he gingerly asked, “Is anyone there?”

When the speaker tag is last in the sentence, it is followed by a period. “Ms. Rice, I’m really sorry. It won’t happen again. I promise!” the student whined.

Make a new paragraph when there is a new speaker. As you are reading a story with a string of dialogue from different speakers, the only way you know the speakers have changed sometimes is the start of a new paragraph.

Let’s practice… Elements of Language Page 666 Exercise ; 1-10. Write out the paragraph correctly with complete punctuation