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What is speaker tag? "Don't go!" shouted Jimmy as he swung the car door open.Speaker tag (in red in my example above) lets us know who spoke spoke, what they were thinking, doing, feeling, and how they said it.Do you know that there are over 300 words you could use instead of said? Punctuation Dialogue When you are writing dialogue (conversation), be sure to punctuate it correctly so that your readers can see who is talking and where a line of dialogue begins or ends. The rules for using quotation marks, commas, and end marks of punctuation are listed below. After each rule, you'll be asked to find the correctly punctuated sentence. RULE: Use quotation marks before and after a character's exact words. Place a period inside closing quotation marks."Peter and Esteban are joining us." 1. Now, select the answer below that uses correct punctuation. "I put your keys on top of the dresser" "Let's go out to eat tonight." This is my favorite dress." "Cody has basketball practice. RULE: Place a question mark or an exclamation point inside the quotation marks when it is part of the quotation."When will we be back?" Ray asked."Hooray!" said Debbi. 2. Select the answer below that uses correct punctuation. That looks terrible on you! she yelled. "That looks terrible on you! she yelled." "That looks terrible on you"! she yelled. "That looks terrible on you!" she yelled. RULE: Place a question mark or an exclamation point outside the quotation marks when it is not part of the quotation.Did I hear Ray say, "Okay"?I can't believe he said, "Okay"!An exclamation point (!) or a question mark (?) is placed inside the quotation marks when it punctuates a quotation, but outside the quotation when it punctuates the main sentence. She looked at me and asked, “Are you alright?” (? punctuates the quote) Did the teacher really say, “Finish this today”? (? punctuates the main sentence) 3. Now, select the answer below that uses correct punctuation. Did someone say it was a tie? Did someone say, "it was a tie"? "Did someone say" it was a tie? Did someone say "it was a tie?" RULE: Use a comma to set off the speaker's tag (he said) from the beginning of a quotation. Place the comma inside closing quotation marks when the speaker's tag follows the quotation.Harry said, "Come on, Ray. It'll be fun.""Let's go,"Gilda said. 4. Select the answer below that uses correct punctuation. "I am so hungry," said Dan. "I am so hungry" said Dan. "I am so hungry", said Dan. "I am so hungry, said Dan." 5. Select the answer below that uses correct punctuation. Then mother said "We're having lima beans for dinner." Then mother said ",We're having lima beans for dinner." Then mother said, "We're having lima beans for dinner." Then mother said We're having lima beans for dinner." RULE: Only the exact words of a person are in quotation marks. Also, when splitting a quotation with a dialogue tag, do not capitalize words which do not begin new sentences. (Please note the space after said and before whether).“I really don’t know,” he said, “whether she loves me or not.” 6. Select the answer below that uses correct punctuation. "It's hard to say," She said, "what my plans are tonight." "It's hard to say" she said "what my plans are tonight." "It's hard to say, she said, what my plans are tonight." "It's hard to say," she said, "what my plans are tonight." 7. Now, let's put it all together. Sort the sentences below into those that use correct punctuation, and those that do not. CORRECT "Let's eat cake for breakfast!" said Billy. "Why don't you like pizza?" he asked. "It's true," said Lisa, "that I've never seen that movie." Then Carson yelled, "Come see this spider!" INCORRECT Can you believe he said, "You are a doofus?" Stephanie said I'm never eating here again! "I'm so glad it's Friday" Sighed the teacher. "I do believe" he said "that it was an accident." Choose the word from the bank that would be the best choice to use for speaker tag to replace the boring ol' word said. "Can I go to the park?" Glenda asked as she came running down the stairs. "Well," her mother began, "will you be back before dinner? I just finished cooking all of your favorites." Without hesitation, Glenda replied, "Of course, see ya!" Glenda raced out the front door, slamming it so strongly that even the dog was startled. Her feet could hardly carry her fast enough up the hill. Within minutes her friend, Joyce, spotted her red sweatshirt in the distance. Joyce bellowed, "Glenda, over here! Over here!" "I can only stay until dinner, so let's get going!" Glenda revealed . Using the image below, create a short conversation between the two children. This is what I'm looking for (punctuation counts):1) A sentence that begins with speaker tag. The tag in this sentence must explain what the character is doing (like in my example at the top of this worksheet).2) A sentence that ends with speaker tag. The tag in this sentence cannot include the word said.3) A sentence that is interrupted by speaker tag, like this: "I doubt it," began Mrs. Prato, "but anything is possible, after all." It's one sentence (I doubt it, but anything is possible) interrupted by tag. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (excerpt) Highlight the tag. NOTICE that two different characters cannot speak in the same paragraph.