Dialogue Punctuation Worksheet

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Dialogue Punctuation Worksheet

A. Below are examples of unpunctuated dialogue. Please rewrite each sentence, punctuating it according to the rules for punctuating dialogue. 1. Carolyn declared I’m not eating that nasty lunch! _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 2. I like video games said Marcus. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 3. Wow exclaimed Christopher. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 4. Who is coming to the office with me asked Jeanissa. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 5. Isaac shouted watch out. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 6. If you don’t like it said Samantha then don’t do it. _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ B. Here are examples of dialogue. Please identify if the example is correct or incorrect. (C=Correct; I=Incorrect.) If the example is incorrect, please fix it! 1. “Tech is the best!” Henry said. “Yeah, totally,” agreed Tamia. “So true,” added Xavier. C I _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________

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_________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 3. “You’re wrong. Cats can’t fly!” Replied Ian.

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#3: INCORRECT: “Are you crazy?,” Nukiya exclaimed. CORRECT: “Are you crazy?” Nukiya exclaimed.

INCORRECT: “I have ten X-Bux.,” Alave boasted. CORRECT: “I have ten X-Bux,” Alave boasted.

#4: INCORRECT: “The world will end in 2012,” Nikolas Announced. CORRECT: The word will end in 2012,” Nikolas announced.

INCORRECT: “No, it won’t!” Replied Ian. CORRECT: “No, it won’t,” replied Ian.

#5: INCORRECT: Ms. Xeni said “you are all failing.” CORRECT: Ms. Xeni said, “You are all failing.”

INCORRECT: Ivan declared “this class is stupid!” CORRECT: Ivan declared, “This class is stupid!”

#6: INCORRECT: “Brittany is very sneaky.” Makaila said. CORRECT: “Brittany is very sneaky,” Makaila said.

INCORRECT: “Flora’s late to class.” Chanell tattled. CORRECT: “Flora’s late to class,” Chanell tattled.