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Dialogue Punctuation Practice

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.

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Dialogue Punctuation Practice

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  1. Dialogue Punctuation Practice Review

  2. 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.

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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