Dialogue Review

Select the sentence that has an error in it.

1. A. “Did you go to the game?” asked Sally.C. “Let’s go eat!” screamed the kids.

  1. “William is my friend.” said Max.D. “We are reading that in class,” said Sue.

2. A. “We want to go home,” said Sally. C. “They ate dinner together,” Said Sally.

B. “Jill, please sit down,” said Sally. D. “Lizzie refused to take a nap,” whined Mom.

3. A. “My father asked, Did you finish.” C. He screamed, “Get off there now!”

B. Janice whined, “I am tired.” D. The teacher called, “Who has their work?”

4. A. “I am afraid,” said the officer, “that you were speeding.”

B. “We were upset,” cried the child, “because we were lost.”

C. “Is it easier,” I asked, “if you get help before school?”

D. “Why was it early,” asked Alex, “When we got up?”

5. A. “This is a robbery,” said the well dressed couple. “We want your money.”

B. “Are you okay?” asked mom. “You don’t look like you feel well.”

C. “Did you study for the test?” questioned Victor, “I heard it was difficult.”

D. “We are finished with the project,” said Greg. “I hope we get a good grade.”

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Label each sentence as: A. CorrectB. Incorrect

Remember to carefully look at punctuation and capitalization!

  1. Cole suggested, “Clean out your locker.”
  1. President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you.”
  1. Before Grandmother left for home, she said, “call me.”
  1. “I was excited to go on the boat. I couldn’t wait to see whales swimming by,” said Dad.
  1. “We went shopping,” commented Brian, “And bought presents for mom’s birthday.”
  1. “Who is late?” asked the teacher. “I am tired of them not making it to class on time
  1. “Sam, your phone rang in class,” the teacher said. “Why isn’t it in your locker?”
  1. “I hope we can go to the movie.” “I am craving popcorn and Junior Mints,” said Milly.
  1. Jay said, “I hope you are coming to the party,”
  1. “What if,” she worried, “They get lost on the way?”

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Identify which answer choice is the way to correctly write the bolded sentence. If the bolded sentence is written correctly, select answer choice D.

16 . “What” he asked “do you expect me to do?”

  1. “What, he asked “do you expect me to do?”
  2. “What” he asked, “do you expect me to do?”
  3. “What,” he asked, “do you expect me to do?”
  4. No error

17. “When the mother called,” the dad said, “She sounded angry.”

  1. “When the mother called,” the dad said. “She sounded angry.”
  2. “When the mother called,” the dad said, “she sounded angry.”
  3. “When the mother called” the dad said, “She sounded angry.”
  4. “When the mother called,” the dad said. “she sounded angry.”
  5. No error

18. She asked “what time you would be arriving.”

  1. She asked, “What time you would be arriving?”
  2. She asked what time you would be arriving?
  3. She asked, “what time you would be arriving?”
  4. No error

19. “May I have permission to leave now?” he asked.

  1. “May I have permission to leave now.” he asked.
  2. May I have permission to leave now? he asked.
  3. “May I have permission to leave now?”
  4. No error

20. Robert replied, “The movie was too long.”

  1. Robert replied “The movie was too long.”
  2. Robert replied, “The movie was too long”.
  3. Robert replied, “the movie was too long.”
  4. No error

21. “It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.” Said Vice President Quayle.

  1. “It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago.” said Vice President Quayle.
  2. “It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago,” Said Vice President Quayle.
  3. “It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago,” said Vice President Quayle.
  4. No error

Key

  1. B
  2. C
  3. A
  4. D
  5. C
  6. A
  7. A
  8. B
  9. A
  10. B
  11. B
  12. A
  13. B
  14. B
  15. B
  16. C
  17. B
  18. A
  19. D
  20. D
  21. C