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Commas in dialogue

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.3.2.C · England: Y3 GPS (inverted commas), Y4 GPS (punctuation of direct speech)

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  1. Question 1

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "Please line up by the door," said Mr Lee.
    • B. "Please line up by the door", said Mr Lee.
    • C. "Please line up by the door" said Mr Lee.
    • D. "Please line up by the door," said, Mr Lee.

  2. Question 2

    What is missing from this sentence? "I made soup for lunch" said Gran.

    • A. a comma after "lunch", inside the speech marks
    • B. a comma after "said"
    • C. nothing: it is already correct
    • D. a full stop after "lunch", outside the speech marks

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. Dad said, "The bus is coming."
    • B. Dad, said "The bus is coming."
    • C. Dad said, The bus is coming.
    • D. Dad said, "The bus is coming".

  4. Question 4

    What is missing from this sentence? Mr Lee said "Please line up by the door."

    • A. a comma after "door", inside the speech marks
    • B. nothing: it is already correct
    • C. a question mark after "door"
    • D. a comma after "said"

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "We will land in ten minutes," said the pilot.
    • B. "We will land in ten minutes." said the pilot.
    • C. "We will land in ten minutes" said the pilot.
    • D. "We will land in ten minutes," said, the pilot.

  6. Question 6

    What is missing from this sentence? "This puzzle is tricky" said Kofi.

    • A. a comma after "tricky", inside the speech marks
    • B. a comma after "said"
    • C. a full stop after "tricky", outside the speech marks
    • D. nothing: it is already correct

  7. Question 7

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "My robot can dance," said Zoe.
    • B. "My robot can dance", said Zoe.
    • C. "My robot can dance" said Zoe.
    • D. "My robot can dance," said, Zoe.

  8. Question 8

    What is missing from this sentence? Kofi said "This puzzle is tricky."

    • A. nothing: it is already correct
    • B. a comma after "tricky", inside the speech marks
    • C. a question mark after "tricky"
    • D. a comma after "said"

  9. Question 9

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. Gran said "I made soup for lunch."
    • B. Gran, said "I made soup for lunch."
    • C. Gran said, "I made soup for lunch".
    • D. Gran said, "I made soup for lunch."

  10. Question 10

    What is missing from this sentence? Gran said "I made soup for lunch."

    • A. a question mark after "lunch"
    • B. nothing: it is already correct
    • C. a comma after "said"
    • D. a comma after "lunch", inside the speech marks

  11. Question 11

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. Dad, said "The bus is coming."
    • B. Dad said, The bus is coming.
    • C. Dad said, "The bus is coming."
    • D. Dad said "The bus is coming."

  12. Question 12

    What is missing from this sentence? Ravi said "Let's go to the park."

    • A. a question mark after "park"
    • B. nothing: it is already correct
    • C. a comma after "park", inside the speech marks
    • D. a comma after "said"

  13. Question 13

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. Ava said, "I found a fossil."
    • B. Ava said, I found a fossil.
    • C. Ava said, "I found a fossil".
    • D. Ava, said "I found a fossil."

  14. Question 14

    What is missing from this sentence? "My robot can dance" said Zoe.

    • A. a comma after "dance", inside the speech marks
    • B. a full stop after "dance", outside the speech marks
    • C. nothing: it is already correct
    • D. a comma after "said"

  15. Question 15

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. The pilot said "We will land in ten minutes."
    • B. The pilot, said "We will land in ten minutes."
    • C. The pilot said, "We will land in ten minutes."
    • D. The pilot said, We will land in ten minutes.

  16. Question 16

    What is missing from this sentence? "The bus is coming" said Dad.

    • A. a comma after "coming", inside the speech marks
    • B. nothing: it is already correct
    • C. a full stop after "coming", outside the speech marks
    • D. a comma after "said"

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Answer key: Commas in dialogue

  1. 1. A. "Please line up by the door," said Mr Lee.

  2. 2. A. a comma after "lunch", inside the speech marks

  3. 3. A. Dad said, "The bus is coming."

  4. 4. D. a comma after "said"

  5. 5. A. "We will land in ten minutes," said the pilot.

  6. 6. A. a comma after "tricky", inside the speech marks

  7. 7. A. "My robot can dance," said Zoe.

  8. 8. D. a comma after "said"

  9. 9. D. Gran said, "I made soup for lunch."

  10. 10. C. a comma after "said"

  11. 11. C. Dad said, "The bus is coming."

  12. 12. D. a comma after "said"

  13. 13. A. Ava said, "I found a fossil."

  14. 14. A. a comma after "dance", inside the speech marks

  15. 15. C. The pilot said, "We will land in ten minutes."

  16. 16. A. a comma after "coming", inside the speech marks