Classy Quotations
Dialogue, or a conversation between people, is a phenomenal way to enhance our writing. We have been working on writing personal narratives about events in our own lives. We converse, or talk, to people everyday, so it is important to include dialogue in our writing.
When adding dialogue to our stories it is important we punctuate correctly. Otherwise our stories and sentences can be confusing. How we punctuate is all based on where the tag, or person's name is.
If the speaker is named at the end of the sentence it can end with a comma an exclamation mark or a questions mark. The punctuation goes inside the quotes. A period ends the sentence.
"Brutus, don't even think about eating my decadent chocolate cake!" exclaimed Mrs. Broussard.
A speaker can be named before the quotation marks as well. That would mean the punctuation is at the end of the sentence inside the quotes. You must also place a comma before the quotes start.
Mrs. Broussard shrieked, "Tank, why did you eat my delicious dinner?"
Sometimes the speaker can be named in the middle of the sentence. In that case, commas are placed at the end of the first quotation and after you name the speaker.
"You two behave so awfully," Mrs. Broussard said wagging her finger, "I can never leave you alone."
Can you write a blog comment using dialogue and compound sentences? Tell me about an entertaining conversation you may have had with a friend, your parents, or even a teacher. You must use proper punctuation!
Dear Room 9,
ReplyDeleteAbout a week ago I was playing football with my dad in my backyard. My dog Tucker ran outside and caught the ball in mid air. I screamed, "You're the next Jerry Rice!" I started chasing after him as he swiftly ran around our lawn.
Sincerely,
Tyler
Dear Jordyn,
ReplyDeleteAbout a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with Kimia, saying that I wanted a play date with her. I said, "You should come to my house." Instead of saying yes she said she couldn't because, she had plans. Have you ever wanted to plan a play date before?
Sincerely,
Raana
Dear Teddi,
ReplyDeleteLast night, my mom was boasting about one of her unique skills and our discussion turned silly very quickly. She said, “Look at me, I can type anything you want with my eyes closed.” Then, she started typing everything I said and every sound I made. “MOMMY, hahahahahahaha. I am cool. I am calm. MOMMY stop,” she typed. However, I discovered that her skill was imperfect because she made several typographical errors that I corrected.
Does your mom every type with her eyes closed or act kooky?
From a lucky daughter,
Zoe