Use of Ellipsis Dashes and Commas Punctuation Dialogue Rules 1 Indent for each new speaker New speaker New paragraph 2 Only the exact words of the speaker go inside quotation marks ID: 719172
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Mini-Lesson Dialogue Punctuation
Use of Ellipsis, Dashes, and CommasSlide2
Punctuation Dialogue Rules
1. Indent for each new speaker.
(New speaker = New paragraph)
2. Only the exact words of the speaker go inside quotation marks.
3. The words used to identify the speaker are called
the
tag line (e.g., Mary said or Jane replied).
Words
like
said
, replied, screamed, etc. are never
capitalized
in a tag
line
. Slide3
Punctuating Dialogue Rules Continued
4. There are three types of tag
lines
A.
Before the quote: the comma always follows the tag line and
the
beginning letter of the quote is always capitalized (e.g.,
Jon
asked, “Where did everyone go?”). Slide4
B. After the quote: the ending punctuation after the actual quote (before the tag line) can never be a period (e.g., “Every one decided to go,” said Jon.). If the sentence would normally end with a period, substitute a comma. An exception to this rule is end marks for questions or exclamations (e.g., “Where did everyone go?”
asked
Jon.). Slide5
C. In the Middle of the quote:
1) In between two separate sentences (quotes): a period follows the tag line and the beginning of the second sentence (quote) is capitalized (e.g., “I have a dog,” said Jane. “Do you have any pets?”).
2) When the tag line splits one sentence (quote) into two parts: a comma follows the first part of the quote and the tag line (e.g., “I have two dogs,” said Jane, “that fight all the time.”).Slide6
Practice Applying Rules
I was walking through the mall one day when I met a group of my
friends
. Hey, what are you doing here? I asked. I thought you guys
had
to stay after school today. No, we got out of that detention, said
Mary
. Mrs. Jones decided we really didn’t deserve it. Sue said, Are
you
here to shop or browse? A little bit of both, I replied, because I
need
to find a birthday card for my cousin, but I really want to
check
out the sales. And the boys! everyone laughed.Slide7
Using Ellipsis
Ellipsis is a set of three spaced periods
(. . . , not, …)
except when used at the end of a sentence-include a period before it.
(. . . .)
U
sed to indicate a pause or break or to show omission of words.
Examples:
Naomi was a freshman at Friends Boys School . . . one of seven girl students among two hundred boys.
“Its ridiculous to say that girls should only talk to girls. . . . I won’t do it, that’s all.” Slide8
Using Dashes
A dash (-) can be used to indicate a very abrupt break in thought or for adding information to a statement.
Examples:
In England they scanned the newspaper for news of Jerusalem-were bombs going off?
One day I felt so frustrated in our physics class-still another language-that I pitched my book out the open window. Slide9
Practice Using Ellipsis and Dashes
Revise the following sentence according to each set of instructions. Use at least one ellipsis or dash as appropriate in each revision
.
Naomi Shihab Nye learned about two cultures as she was growing up
.
Insert
daughter of an American mother and a Palestinian father
after “Nye.”
Insert
Palestinian and U.S.
after “cultures.”
Add
a year in Palestine altering her perceptions forever
after “up.”
Punctuate the sentence as a quotation, but leave out “as she was growing up” and indicate that there is an omission Slide10
ANSWERS
Naomi Shihab Nye-daughter of an American mother and a Palestinian father-learned about two cultures as she was growing
up.
Naomi Shihab Nye learned about two cultures-Palestinian and U.S.-as she was growing up.
Naomi Shihab Nye learned about two cultures as she was growing up . . . a year in Palestine altering her perceptions forever.
“Naomi Shihab Nye learned about two cultures. . . .”