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Dialogue: Find the Mistake

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    After learning the dialogue rules, have students analyze the sentences for mistakes in the dialogue.
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  • "Do you want to bake some cookies?" Mary Asked.
    asked - only capitalize names in speaker tags
  •  15
  • "Let's go to the park, he said."
    "Let's go to the park," - only spoken words go in quotations
  •  10
  • I mumbled, "is it Friday yet?"
    Is - first word in quotations should be capitalized
  •  15
  • He wondered, "What kind of pizza are we having"?
    having?" - punctuation goes inside quotation marks
  •  15
  • "Broccoli is a tasty vegetable." Lisa said.
    vegetable," - change the period to a comma
  •  15
  • Max cheered "We won!"
    Max cheered, - use a comma after the speaker tag
  •  15
  • George said, "Let's eat cake."
    No mistake!
  •  15
  • "You need to clean your room" Mary stated.
    room," - need a comma inside the quotations with the spoken words
  •  15
  • "Well," I said. "I'd rather have chocolate."
    I said, - This is one sentence separated by a speaker tag, so the speaker tag should be followed by a comma
  •  20
  • "I'm going shopping," I announced. "should I start at Target?"
    "Should - This is two sentences separated by a speaker tag, so the second part should be capitalized.
  •  20
  • "How many siblings do you have" asked Sherry?
    have?" asked Sherry. - The question mark should go with what is being asked. Then, use a period at the end of the sentence.
  •  15
  • Todd explained, "My homework is done, but I left it at home,"
    home." - Only change the period to a comma when the spoken words come first.
  •  15
  • Henry Said, "Science is my favorite subject."
    said - only capitalize names in speaker tags
  •  15
  • "Let's go!" Sheila hollered.
    No mistake!
  •  15
  • I replied, "my favorite sport is basketball."
    My - first word in quotations should be capitalized
  •  15
  • Mallory squealed "A new puppy!"
    Mallory squealed, - use a comma after the speaker tag
  •  15