Dialogue

Master dialogue punctuation with fun practice exercises!

Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue? "Please sneeze into your sleeve." Mrs. Keppler told us. "Please sneeze into your sleeve, Mrs. Keppler told us." "Please sneeze into your sleeve," Mrs. Keppler told us. "Please sneeze into your sleeve", Mrs. Keppler told us. Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue? "Maddie is so mean!" Audrey sobbed. "Maddie is so mean." Audrey sobbed. "Maddie is so mean", Audrey sobbed. "Maddie is so mean! Audrey sobbed." Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue? Ben exclaimed "Your feet stink!" Ben exclaimed, "Your feet stink"! Ben exclaimed, "Your feet stink!" Ben exclaimed, "your feet stink!" Which sentence has perfectly punctuated dialogue? "I wonder" he thought to himself "why the sky is blue." "I wonder," he thought to himself, "why the sky is blue." "I wonder," he thought to himself "why the sky is blue." "I wonder" He thought to himself "Why the sky is blue." Which sentence is incorrect? "Be a pal and pass the mustard," Bonnie said. Cordelia blurted. "The answer is five!" "Let's go to the zoo!" exclaimed Ryan. "Did you do your homework?" Jason's mother asked. Read the following sentence. Rewrite the sentence correctly or write "correct as is" if there is no error. “I must compliment the manager, began the customer. It is a pleasure to shop here.” “Bring your umbrella,” said Mom. “It’s starting to rain.” Let’s go to the movies I said. Joanne thought for a minute and then said, Okay. I watched the ad for the new gadget and asked Dad, “Why don’t we get that?” The mayor said, Crime rates in our city have dropped dramatically.