Dialogue Punctuation Practice Review. Punctuation Place “quotation marks” only around what a character says. Use a capital letter after beginning quotation.

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Dialogue Punctuation Practice Review

Punctuation Place “quotation marks” only around what a character says. Use a capital letter after beginning quotation marks “. Insert punctuation before ending quotation marks”. Use juicy words instead of said to tell who is talking. Indent for a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.

Juicy Words for “Said” Muttered Spoke Uttered Declared Pronounced Stated Cried Shouted Replied Answered Exclaimed Spat Hissed Snarled Beamed Articulated

Dialogue Punctuation Practice Rewrite the following conversation correctly in your journal. Hello, Randy said John. How has your day been going? Not so great, I lost my planner and ripped my homework folder. It sounds to me like you will have to make a trip to the bookstore tomorrow morning. How do you keep your papers so organized and your folder so neat said Randy. Well, I clean out my homework folder at least once a week. Don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it. I certainly hope so. Thanks for the great advice, said Randy.

Dialogue Punctuation Practice Here is the correction: “Hello, Randy,” said John. “How has your day been going?” “Not so great, I lost my planner and ripped my homework folder.” “It sounds to me like you will have to make a trip to the bookstore tomorrow morning.” “How do you keep your papers so organized and your folder so neat?” said Randy. “Well, I clean out my homework folder at least once a week. Don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it.” “I certainly hope so. Thanks for the great advice!” said Randy.