Quotation Marks Using quotation marks in dialogue What

What should dialogue look like? The principal said, “Wear a jersey on Monday for

Rule #1 Place a comma after the word that tells you that people are

Let’s practice! Where does the comma belong? Matt asked “Where is my baseball bat?

Let’s practice! Where does the comma belong? Jenny said “I, left my homework at

Let’s practice! Where does the comma belong? Allison cried “You , stepped on my

Let’s practice! Challenge: Where does the comma belong? “My , told us. dog’s name

Let’s practice! Challenge: Where does the comma belong? “Our spelling test is on Friday

Rule #2: Put quotation marks before the first word someone says and after the

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? Macy said, I am going to

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? John asked, What time is lunch?

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? Michael declared, I won the game!

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? ” sub asked Where is the

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? I got an A on my

Rule #3 Capitalize the first word that someone says.

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Ted declared, “pizza is the best

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Jessie asked, “is it going to

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Morgan morning. ” said, “choir practice

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Mark asked, “when is the school

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? “we __ __ __ ate spaghetti

What are three rules? Place a comma after the word that tells you that

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Quotation Marks Using quotation marks in dialogue

What should dialogue look like? The principal said, “Wear a jersey on Monday for spirit week!” Where The is… comma? The quotation marks? The capital letter?

Rule #1 Place a comma after the word that tells you that people are saying something.

Let’s practice! Where does the comma belong? Matt asked “Where is my baseball bat? ” ,

Let’s practice! Where does the comma belong? Jenny said “I, left my homework at home!”

Let’s practice! Where does the comma belong? Allison cried “You , stepped on my foot!”

Let’s practice! Challenge: Where does the comma belong? “My , told us. dog’s name is Ginger ” Katie

Let’s practice! Challenge: Where does the comma belong? “Our spelling test is on Friday “ , our teacher reminded us.

Rule #2: Put quotation marks before the first word someone says and after the punctuation mark.

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? Macy said, I am going to Florida for Spring Break. “ ”

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? John asked, What time is lunch? “ ”

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? Michael declared, I won the game! “ ”

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? ” sub asked Where is the music room? the “the class.

Let’s practice! Where do the quotation marks belong? I got an A on my math test, Megan told her “parents. ”

Rule #3 Capitalize the first word that someone says.

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Ted declared, “pizza is the best food ever!” __ __ __

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Jessie asked, “is it going to rain today? ” __ __ __

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Morgan morning. ” said, “choir practice is tomorrow __ __ __

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? Mark asked, “when is the school program? ” __ __ __

Let’s practice! Where does the capital letter belong? “we __ __ __ ate spaghetti for dinner, ” Will told us.

What are three rules? Place a comma after the word that tells you that people are saying something. Put quotation marks before the first word someone says and after the punctuation mark. Capitalize the first word that someone says.