Interjections (2)
When writing short stories, students often forget to insert commas (or question marks, or exclamation points) when their characters use interjections.
Study the following examples:
Wrong | Correct |
Virginia said, "Well gee that sure is a nice thing to say." |
Virginia said, "Well, gee, that sure is a nice thing to say." |
Noah said, "Ah that feels wonderful." |
Noah said, "Ah, that feels wonderful." |
Ken said, "Bless you I couldn't have done it without you." |
Ken said, "Bless you! I couldn't have done it without you." |
"Seriously that doesn't seem possible!" |
"Seriously? That doesn't seem possible!" |
Instructions for the Quiz
- Login to the quiz.
- In the text box, write three lines of dialogue.
- Start each line with a tag that identifies the speaker.
- Each spoken line should start with an interjection. Furthermore,
- In the first, put a comma after the interjection.
- In the second, put an exclamation point after the interjection.
- In the third, put a question mark after the interjection.
Your finished work should look very much like this:
Sheri said, "Wow, I can't believe you said that!" Ricky said, "Crap! I did it again!" Darryl said, "What? You can't be serious!" |