1. PUNCTUATING DIALOGUE
WRITING WORKSHOP #1

2. PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] AT THE END.
QUESTION #1
PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] AT THE END.
[DIALOGUE] = Little pig, little pig! Let me come in.
[SPEAKER TAG] = the wolf demanded
“Little pig, little pig! Let me come in,” the wolf demanded.

3. PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] AT THE beginning.
QUESTION #2
PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] AT THE beginning.
[DIALOGUE] = Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.
[SPEAKER TAG] = the pig retorted
The pig retorted, “Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin.”

4. PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] in the middle between the words huff and and.
QUESTION #3
PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] in the middle between the words huff and and.
[DIALOGUE] = Then I’ll huff and puff, and I’ll blow your house down!
[SPEAKER TAG] = the wolf started yelling
“Then I’ll huff,” the wolf started yelling, “and puff, and I’ll blow your house down!”

5. PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] in the middle between the words CRY and i.
QUESTION #4
PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] in the middle between the words CRY and i.
[DIALOGUE] = Don’t cry! I swear I’ll get us home!
[SPEAKER TAG] = Hansel soothed with authority
“Don’t cry!” Hansel soothed with authority. “I swear I’ll get us home!”

6. PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] at the end.
QUESTION #5
PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] at the end.
[DIALOGUE] = This is chocolate. Isn’t this delicious?
[SPEAKER TAG] = Gretel exclaimed
“This is chocolate. Isn’t this delicious?” Gretel exclaimed.

7. QUESTION #6
PLACE THE [SPEAKER TAG] in the middle between the words tooth and come.
[DIALOGUE] = I see you have a sweet tooth. Come in, and I shall fatten you up.
[SPEAKER TAG] = the witch remarked
“I see you have a sweet tooth,” the witch remarked. “Come in, and I shall fatten you up.”