Grammar Worksheet on Quotations and Punctuation Marks
Use this editable grammar activity to help middle and high school students reinforce the rules for punctuating dialogue with quotation marks; commas; and end marks including periods, questions marks, and exclamation points. To facilitate the process, the worksheet includes examples of correctly formatted sentences with detailed explanations as to why each is punctuated adequately. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this grammar exercise, students will demonstrate awareness of:
The general need to separate dialogue tags from quotations with commas
When the need for a comma to separate dialogue tags from quotations is negated by the need to incorporate an end mark into the quotation
When end marks should be placed within a quotation or outside a quotation
How to punctuate dialogue that is interrupted with a dialogue tag
The rules of capitalization as they relate to formatting dialogue
Additional materials for teaching creative writing are available:
Use this editable grammar activity to help middle and high school students reinforce the rules for punctuating dialogue with quotation marks; commas; and end marks including periods, questions marks, and exclamation points. To facilitate the process, the worksheet includes examples of correctly formatted sentences with detailed explanations as to why each is punctuated adequately. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this grammar exercise, students will demonstrate awareness of:
The general need to separate dialogue tags from quotations with commas
When the need for a comma to separate dialogue tags from quotations is negated by the need to incorporate an end mark into the quotation
When end marks should be placed within a quotation or outside a quotation
How to punctuate dialogue that is interrupted with a dialogue tag
The rules of capitalization as they relate to formatting dialogue
Additional materials for teaching creative writing are available:
Use this editable grammar activity to help middle and high school students reinforce the rules for punctuating dialogue with quotation marks; commas; and end marks including periods, questions marks, and exclamation points. To facilitate the process, the worksheet includes examples of correctly formatted sentences with detailed explanations as to why each is punctuated adequately. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google Drive option is available.) By engaging with this grammar exercise, students will demonstrate awareness of:
The general need to separate dialogue tags from quotations with commas
When the need for a comma to separate dialogue tags from quotations is negated by the need to incorporate an end mark into the quotation
When end marks should be placed within a quotation or outside a quotation
How to punctuate dialogue that is interrupted with a dialogue tag
The rules of capitalization as they relate to formatting dialogue
Additional materials for teaching creative writing are available:
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Reinforce the standard conventions of academic writing and perform a quick check of students’ knowledge with this grammar worksheet on the rules of formatting dialogue with quotation marks; commas; and end marks including periods, question marks, and exclamation points. Delivered in printable Word Document format, as well as in PDF format, this resource conveniently offers the option to edit. An answer key is provided.