PUNCTUATING DIALOUE The Three Scenarios Tag at the begiNninG Tag at the end Tag in the middlE DIALOGUE SPEAKER TAG TAG AT THE BEGINNING Comma BEFORE opening quotation mark AFTER speaker tag ID: 376464
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Grammar REVIEW #1
PUNCTUATING DIALOUESlide2
The Three Scenarios
Tag at the
begiNninGTag at the endTag in the middlE
DIALOGUE = SPEAKER + TAGSlide3
TAG AT THE
BEGINNING
Comma BEFORE opening quotation mark AFTER speaker tagCapitalize beginning of dialogue sentence inside quotation marksPeriod at end of dialogue sentence INSIDE quotation marks
SCENARIO #1
Ms. Martin said, “Reading is awesome.”Slide4
EXAMPLE #1
mom said do your homework
Mom said, “Do your homework.”Slide5
EXAMPLE #2
I replied my homework is already done
I replied, “My homework is already done.”Slide6
TAG AT THE
END
Capitalize beginning of dialogue sentence inside quotation marksComma at end of dialogue sentence INSIDE quotation marksPeriod AFTER the tag at the end of the sentence
SCENARIO #2
“Reading is awesome,” Ms. Martin said.Slide7
EXAMPLE #1
do your homework mom said
“Do your homework,” mom said.Slide8
EXAMPLE #2
my homework is already done I replied
“My homework is already done,” I replied.Slide9
TAG
IN THE MIDDLE
Capitalize beginning of dialogue sentence inside quotation marksComma INSIDE quotation marks before tagComma BEFORE quotation marks after tag
Lower case second part of dialogue to indicate same sentence
Period at end of dialogue sentence INSIDE quotation marks
SCENARIO #3
“Reading is,” Ms. Martin said, “awesome.”Slide10
EXAMPLE #1
do your mom said homework
“Do your,” mom said, “homework.”Slide11
EXAMPLE #2
my homework I replied is already done
“My homework,” I replied, “is already done.”