Formatting Dialogue

 

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

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  2. 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,
      1. In the first, put a comma after the interjection.
      2. In the second, put an exclamation point after the interjection.
      3. 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!"

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