1. Quotations in Dialogue
English Bellwork

2. English Bellwork- Monday, October 16
Directions: Write out ONE of the sentences. Then, create a rule about quotation marks in dialogue based on these sentences.
1. “Do you know what a UFO is?” Alicia asked.
2. “Is a UFO an alien spacecraft?” Isabella replied.
3. “No! A UFO is any unidentified flying object!” Rayna cried.

3. English Bellwork- Tuesday, October 17
Directions: Write out ONE of the sentences. Then, create a rule about quotations in dialogue based on these sentences.
1. “Some sightings,” Sue said, “are identified as birds, planes, satellites, or balloons.”
2. “How funny!” Isabella exclaimed. “Some of the sightings are just hoaxes, right?”
3. “You are right,” Ray replied, “but I think it would be exciting to see a real flying saucer.”

4. English Bellwork- Wednesday, October 18
Directions: Write out ONE of the sentences. Then, create a rule about quoting dialogue based on these sentences.
1. “Ninety percent of UFO sightings can later be identified,” Rayna added.
2. “I have never seen a UFO,” Alicia admitted.
3. “You probably wouldn’t really see an alien spacecraft anyway,” Isabella said regretfully.

5. English Bellwork- Thursday, October 19th
Directions: Write out EACH of the sentences. Then, insert quotation marks, commas, and end marks where they are needed.
1. Mark Twain said If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything
2. Prejudice is an unwilling to be confused by facts remarked H.L. Mencken
3. False words are not only evil in themselves Plato said to his students but they infect the soul with evil

6. English Bellwork- Friday, October 20th
Directions: Create a sentence using a comma to SHOW each of these three quoting dialogue rules.
1. Quotation marks are used to set off a speaker’s exact words.
2. Use a comma to separate a quotation from the speaker tag.
Place an end mark (period, question, or exclamation) inside the closed quotation marks at the end of the quotation.