Punctuation Rules: Quotation Marks

Contributed by:
Ivan
Here, students will learn the rules governing quotation marks when characters in text speak. Punctuation is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of the written text, whether read silently or aloud.
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Using Quotation Marks in Dialogue
= Use quotation marks to
enclose a direct quotation - a
person’s exact words.
= Our team leader says, I try to
practice every day.

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Direct Quotations
= A directly quoted sentence
begins with a capital letter.
= Mrs. Talbot said, “Please get a
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Direct Quotations
= A directly quoted sentence is set
off from the rest of the sentence
with commas.
= Mrs. Hayes said, “Please line up
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= When a phrase identifying the
speaker interrupts a quoted
sentence, the second part of the
quotation begins with a lowercase
letter. If it is a new sentence, it
begins with a capital letter.
=“Will you take care of my lawn
and pets,” asked Mr. Franklin
“while I’m on vacation next
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9. Split Dialogue
“If a quoted sentence is
divided, a comma usually
follows the first part and
comes before the second
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10. Quote at the Beginning
=" If a quotation mark comes at the
beginning of a sentence, a comma,
question mark, or exclamation point
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Quote at the End
= If a quotation comes at the end
of a sentence, a comma usually
comes before it.
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12.
Punctuation Inside
= A period or a comma should
always be placed inside the
quotation marks.
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exclamation point should
be placed inside closing
quotation marks when the
quotation itself is a
question or an
® Otherwise, it should be
placed outside. If place
on the outside, no
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Examples: Rule
= “What time will you be home
from work, Mom?” asked
"Who said, “All the world’s a
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say, “We’re moving back to
Puerto Rico in June”!

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Speech Bubbles
When using
speech bubbles,
you don’t have to
use quotation
marks. The
speech bubble
indicates that it
is dialogue, so
quotes are
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change speakers.
= Use other words for said.
= Avoid overusing speaker tags.
ometimes who is talking can be
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“Apparently not,” I replied.
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17. Don’t Be Atraid to
Use Dialogue in Your
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Make every word a character says
count. Never overuse dialogue. It
should be supplemental to the
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Let’s Review!
1. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. Carter’s Dad said, “Make sure you
do your homework.”
b. “I love trains”! Liam exclaimed.
c. Emma announced: “I wish Ic
go to Disney World.”

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19. Let’s Review!
1. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
« Carter’s Dad said, “Make sure you
do your homework.”

b. “I love trains”! Liam exclaimed.
c. Emma announced: “I wish I could
go to Disney World.”
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Let’s Review!
2. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “I’m not allowed to play video
games” Olivia told them.
b. Isabella whispered “We won’t tell
c. Ethan commented, “No one w

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21. Let’s Review!
2. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “I’m not allowed to play video
games” Olivia told them.
b. Isabella whispered “We won’t tell
c. Ethan ee ; . 0 one will
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Let’s Review!
3. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “Iam going to Chicago next week,
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b. “Have you ever been there before”?
asked Nate.
c. “No,” admitted Maria, “but m
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23. Let’s Review!
3. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “Iam going to Chicago next week,
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c. “No,” admitted Maria, “but my mom
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Let’s Review!
4. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “Meow, meow” the striped cat
b. “What on earth is all that noise,”
Mom asked?
c. “It’s Tiger,” replied Marcos. “
stuck in a tree.”

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25. Let’s Review!
4. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “Meow, meow” the striped cat
“What on earth is all that noise
Mom asked?
c. “It’s Tiger,” replied Marcos. “He’s
stuck in a tree.”


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Let’s Review!
5. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed correctly?
a. “Wow! I didn’t know you could flip
like that!” exclaimed Lily.
b. “Do you think I could join the
circus”? asked Ava.
c. “No” answered Lily “But you co
get in the talent show.”

27. Let’s Review!
5. Which sentence has the quotation
marks placed co
. “Wow! I didn’t ote you could flip
ike that!” exclaimed Lily.
b. “Do you think I could join the
circus”? asked Ava.
c. “No” answered Lily “But you could
get in the talent show.”


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28. Writing Challenge
Write a page of dialogue that will show
your ability to use quotation marks
correctly. Here are some ideas:
* a parent and a child discussing chores
* an argument about a play on the baseball fiel
* an apology for a silly mistake
" a discussion between a doctor and his patient
" aconversation between a boss and an employe
* a group of children deciding on what game to p.
* a dialogue between a customer and a waiter or
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* achat between a teacher and a student
* aphone conversation, between two friends about
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29. The End
30. Name Date
My Dialogue:



31. My dialogue is about:
32. Rules for Using Quotation Marks
Reference Guide
A direct quotation begins with a capital letter. Pat said, “The
movie starts at 6:30.”
When a quoted sentence is divided into two parts by interrupting
expressions (like he said, she replied, or Josiah added) the second
part begins with a lowercase letter. This is called a split quotation.
“T believe,” Kala said, “you can make it on time.” If it is a new
sentence, it begins with a capital letter. “I’m sorry I can’t go, Mona
apologized.“Thank you for inviting me.”
A direct quotation is set off from the rest of the sentence with
commas. “T think,” said Mr. Lee,” that we can
arrange to watch it in the classroom.”
Closing quotation marks are always place outside of commas and
periods. “That lemon pie was good,” she said, “but the
chocolate cheesecake was better.”
Closing quotation marks are always placed inside colons and
semicolons. Socrates once said, “As for me, all I know is
that I know nothing”; I wonder why people think he was sucha
wise man.
Closing quotation marks are place outside question marks and
exclamation points if the quotation is a question or an exclamation;
otherwise, they are place inside. Latisha asked, “Whal,time
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33. Suggested Activity
Another great activity to do with this
PowerPoint is to have the kids write their own
dialogues from photos. I cut some interesting
pictures out of magazines of all kinds of
different people interacting. I glued them on
cardstock, with the words Who? What?
Where? When? and Why? written on each
card and laminated them. I passed the cards
out, and students had to imagine what the
people were saying to each other in the
pictures, and then write the dialogue, using
correct punctuation. They also had to later
incorporate the dial&@f@into a short story
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