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Dialogue: Find the Mistake

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  • I mumbled, "is it Friday yet?"
    Is - first word in quotations should be capitalized
  • George said, "Let's eat cake."
    No mistake!
  • He wondered, "What kind of pizza are we having"?
    having?" - punctuation goes inside quotation marks
  • "Giraffes are so cool," She said.
    she - only capitalize names in speaker tags
  • "Broccoli is a tasty vegetable." Lisa said.
    vegetable," - change the period to a comma
  • "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.
  • "Bubble gum is my favorite, I mentioned."
    "Bubble gum is my favorite," I mentioned. - Only put quotations around spoken words
  • Mallory squealed "A new puppy!"
    Mallory squealed, - use a comma after the speaker tag
  • Lexi said, Hello!
    Lexi said, "Hello!" - put quotations around spoken words
  • "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
  • "Let's go!" Sheila hollered.
    No mistake!
  • Leroy whined "But I don't want to do my chores."
    Leroy whined, - comma after speaker tag
  • Henry Said, "Science is my favorite subject."
    said - only capitalize names in speaker tags
  • I replied, "my favorite sport is basketball."
    My - first word in quotations should be capitalized
  • 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.
  • Max cheered "We won!"
    Max cheered, - use a comma after the speaker tag
  • "For Christmas," I said, "I want new shoes."
    No mistake!
  • Sammy smiled, "Blue is my most favorite color! Thanks!"
    No mistake!
  • "Stop," he shouted.
    "Stop!" - if he shouted, their should be an exclamation point in the quotations - you only change periods to commas there
  • Kendra growled, "just leave me alone."
    "Just - always capitalize the first word in quotations
  • "You need to clean your room" Mary stated.
    room," - need a comma inside the quotations with the spoken words
  • "Let's go to the park, he said."
    "Let's go to the park," - only spoken words go in quotations
  • "I walked home after school," I said, "To get my stuff for practice."
    "to - This is one sentence separated by a speaker tag, so the second part of the sentence should be lowercase.
  • "Do you want to bake some cookies?" Mary Asked.
    asked - only capitalize names in speaker tags
  • "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.