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Punctuating Dialogue

Punctuating Dialogue. Ms. Taylor. The Rules. Made to help your reader follow the ideas and who is speaking Start a new line whenever there is a new speaker Ron turned to her and said, “Hermione , you are honestly the most wonderful person I have ever met. If I'm ever rude to you…”

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Punctuating Dialogue

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  1. Punctuating Dialogue Ms. Taylor

  2. The Rules Made to help your reader follow the ideas and who is speaking • Start a new line whenever there is a new speaker Ron turned to her and said, “Hermione, you are honestly the most wonderful person I have ever met. If I'm ever rude to you…” “I'll know you've gone back to normal,” Hermione quipped.

  3. Using Tags If only two people are talking, you do not need to use identifiers for every line. Choose when it may be needed for clarification. “I understand how you feel, alright?” she posed. Harry looked up.“You do?” “Aw, you know I do.”

  4. Try to avoid repeating words like said Pick words that represent the emotions… quipped, questioned, queried, inquired, stated, vowed, exclaim, asserted, yelled, cried out, shouted, whispered, screeched, declared, etc.

  5. The Rules of Punctuation • Keep punctuation inside quotation marks with dialogue “I do not know!” yelled Harry. Harry yelled, “I do not know!”

  6. When do you use single quotation marks? • Surround spoken words with double quotation marks • Use single quotation marks for quotes within quotes. Hermoine grabbed Harry and exlaimed“Harry! You’re safe!” Seeing the look on his face she asked, “What did Voldemort say to you?” “He said, ‘I’m just jealous of your awesome scar,’ and then started crying. It was awful strange.”

  7. When to use a comma… Use a comma if the dialogue is a statement and there is a speaker tag (which clarifies who said it) following. “Welcome home,” Harry said, stepping forward to shake Hagrid’s hand. Hagrid grabbed Harry into a bear hug and sheepishly grinned. “Thanks to you!” he exclaimed.

  8. When to use a period… If no speaker tag follows the quotation: Harry slipped behind Hagrid and tapped him on the shoulder. “Welcome home.” Harry stepped forward to shake Hagrid’s hand. Hagrid grabbed Harry into a bear hug and sheepishly grinned. “Thanks to you Harry!”

  9. When to use a comma… If you have parenthetical information (clarifies) within the sentence. Use a comma on either side. “I can’t believe,” she said, “that you are finally here.” “I’m not sure,” she paused to see if the others were listening, “but I think I know who the heir of Slytherin is.”

  10. When do you capitalize the letter after? Follow dialogue with a lowercase letter if a speaker tag is being used. Use a capital letter for a name or if the following writing is its own sentence. “I wish I were a muggle!” she exclaimed. “I wish I were a muggle!” Hermoine exclaimed. “Do you really?” Ron looked at her, puzzled. “Do you really?” He looked at her, puzzled.

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