Question

punctuating dialogue practice: retype the sentences using the correct punctuation for dialogue

1. are we ready boys i asked

1. is it going to be dark in there questioned brian

1. why do we need gas masks i can breathe on my own said danny

1. either put on your gas masks or take the risk of suffocating in there i tell them

1. wait guys do you see that madi yelled from the edge of the boat

1. what are we looking for keisha yelled back while looking for what madi saw

1. what are you talking about you’re obviously delusional if you’re seeing things ryan said

1. i just wanted to be included sarah said with a pause you guys always leave me out of things

1. we’re here shouted mya look at this place it’s so creepy and run - down

1. what do you mean you can’t find her i questioned angrily i thought you were watching her

1. is she dead i think we killed her mya whispered in a panic

1. james exclaimed yeah let’s go this place gives me the creeps

1. jodie said well it was nice knowing you guys

1. if you think you’re braver than us you should go first dared ana

Explanation:

To solve this, we apply the rules of punctuating dialogue: use quotation marks for the spoken words, question marks or exclamation points inside the quotes (if applicable), and proper punctuation to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag.

1.

Step 1: Identify the dialogue and speaker. The question is the dialogue, "I asked" is the speaker tag.

"Are we ready, boys?" I asked.

2.

Step 1: The question is the dialogue, "questioned Brian" is the speaker tag.

"Is it going to be dark in there?" questioned Brian.

3.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "said Danny" is the speaker tag.

"Why do we need gas masks? I can breathe on my own," said Danny.

4.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "I tell them" is the speaker tag.

"Either put on your gas masks or take the risk of suffocating in there," I tell them.

5.

Step 1: The question is the dialogue, "Madi yelled from the edge of the boat" is the speaker tag.

"Wait, guys, do you see that?" Madi yelled from the edge of the boat.

6.

Step 1: The question is the dialogue, "Keisha yelled back while looking for what Madi saw" is the speaker tag.

"What are we looking for?" Keisha yelled back while looking for what Madi saw.

7.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "Ryan said" is the speaker tag.

"What are you talking about? You're obviously delusional if you're seeing things," Ryan said.

8.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "Sarah said with a pause" is the speaker tag.

"I just wanted to be included," Sarah said with a pause, "you guys always leave me out of things."

9.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue and a statement, "shouted Mya" is the speaker tag.

"We're here!" shouted Mya, "look at this place! It's so creepy and run - down."

10.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "I questioned angrily" is the speaker tag.

"What do you mean you can't find her?" I questioned angrily, "I thought you were watching her!"

11.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "Mya whispered in a panic" is the speaker tag.

"Is she dead? I think we killed her," Mya whispered in a panic.

12.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "James exclaimed" is the speaker tag.

James exclaimed, "Yeah, let's go! This place gives me the creeps."

13.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "Jodie said" is the speaker tag.

Jodie said, "Well, it was nice knowing you guys."

14.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "dared Ana" is the speaker tag.

"If you think you're braver than us, you should go first," dared Ana.

Answer:

To solve this, we apply the rules of punctuating dialogue: use quotation marks for the spoken words, question marks or exclamation points inside the quotes (if applicable), and proper punctuation to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag.

1.

Step 1: Identify the dialogue and speaker. The question is the dialogue, "I asked" is the speaker tag.

"Are we ready, boys?" I asked.

2.

Step 1: The question is the dialogue, "questioned Brian" is the speaker tag.

"Is it going to be dark in there?" questioned Brian.

3.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "said Danny" is the speaker tag.

"Why do we need gas masks? I can breathe on my own," said Danny.

4.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "I tell them" is the speaker tag.

"Either put on your gas masks or take the risk of suffocating in there," I tell them.

5.

Step 1: The question is the dialogue, "Madi yelled from the edge of the boat" is the speaker tag.

"Wait, guys, do you see that?" Madi yelled from the edge of the boat.

6.

Step 1: The question is the dialogue, "Keisha yelled back while looking for what Madi saw" is the speaker tag.

"What are we looking for?" Keisha yelled back while looking for what Madi saw.

7.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "Ryan said" is the speaker tag.

"What are you talking about? You're obviously delusional if you're seeing things," Ryan said.

8.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "Sarah said with a pause" is the speaker tag.

"I just wanted to be included," Sarah said with a pause, "you guys always leave me out of things."

9.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue and a statement, "shouted Mya" is the speaker tag.

"We're here!" shouted Mya, "look at this place! It's so creepy and run - down."

10.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "I questioned angrily" is the speaker tag.

"What do you mean you can't find her?" I questioned angrily, "I thought you were watching her!"

11.

Step 1: The two parts are dialogue, "Mya whispered in a panic" is the speaker tag.

"Is she dead? I think we killed her," Mya whispered in a panic.

12.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "James exclaimed" is the speaker tag.

James exclaimed, "Yeah, let's go! This place gives me the creeps."

13.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "Jodie said" is the speaker tag.

Jodie said, "Well, it was nice knowing you guys."

14.

Step 1: The statement is the dialogue, "dared Ana" is the speaker tag.

"If you think you're braver than us, you should go first," dared Ana.