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 Im ever rude to ID: 481501
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Punctuating Dialogue
Ms. TaylorSlide2
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.Slide3
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.
”
Slide4
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.Slide5
The Rules of Punctuation
Keep
punctuation inside quotation marks with dialogue
“
I
do not
know!”
yelled Harry.
Harry yelled, “I
do not
know!
”Slide6
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.”Slide7
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.Slide8
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!”Slide9
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.”Slide10
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.