1. Quotation
Marks
Using quotation marks in
dialogue

2. What should dialogue look
like?
 The principal said, “Wear a jersey on
Monday for spirit week!”
 Where is…
 The comma?
 The quotation marks?
 The capital letter?

3. Rule #1
Place a comma after the word that tells
you that people are saying something.

4. Let’s practice!
Where does the comma belong?
Matt asked “Where is my baseball bat?”,

5. Let’s practice!
Where does the comma belong?
Jenny said “I left my homework at home!”,

6. Let’s practice!
Where does the comma belong?
Allison cried “You stepped on my foot!”,

7. Let’s practice!
Challenge: Where does the comma
belong?
“My dog’s name is Ginger ” Katie told us.,

8. Let’s practice!
Challenge: Where does the comma
belong?
“Our spelling test is on Friday “ our teacher
reminded us.
,

9. Rule #2:
Put quotation marks before the first word
someone says and after the punctuation
mark.

10. Let’s practice!
Where do the quotation marks
belong?
Macy said, I am going to Florida for
Spring Break.
“
”

11. Let’s practice!
Where do the quotation marks
belong?
John asked, What time is lunch?“ ”

12. Let’s practice!
Where do the quotation marks
belong?
Michael declared, I won the game! ”“

13. Let’s practice!
Where do the quotation marks
belong?
 Where is the music room? the sub asked
the class.
”“

14. Let’s practice!
Where do the quotation marks
belong?
 I got an A on my math test, Megan told
her parents.
”“

15. Rule #3
Capitalize the first word that someone says.

16. Let’s practice!
Where does the capital letter
belong?
Ted declared, “pizza is the best food
ever!”
______

17. Let’s practice!
Where does the capital letter
belong?
Jessie asked, “is it going to rain today?”______

18. Let’s practice!
Where does the capital letter
belong?
Morgan said, “choir practice is tomorrow
morning.”
______

19. Let’s practice!
Where does the capital letter
belong?
Mark asked, “when is the school
program?”
______

20. Let’s practice!
Where does the capital letter
belong?
“we ate spaghetti for dinner,” Will told us.______

21. What are the three rules?
 Place a comma after the word that tells
you that people are saying something.
 Put quotation marks before the first word
someone says and after the punctuation
mark.
 Capitalize the first word that someone
says.