This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes before the dialogue. The exact words spoken are 'The test is tomorrow.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a comma after said, and the punctuation must go inside the quotation marks. Choice B is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("The test is tomorrow."), uses a comma to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and capitalizes the first word of dialogue. The comma after "said" separates the tag from the dialogue. Choice C represents missing quotation marks, which occurs when students forget that exact words need quotation marks. Without quotation marks, we can't tell what words were actually spoken. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes after the dialogue. The exact words spoken are 'I found my glove.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a comma before the closing quote, and the punctuation must go inside the quotation marks. Choice B is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("I found my glove,"), uses a comma to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and capitalizes the first word of dialogue. The comma before the closing quote separates the dialogue from the tag that follows. Choice D represents missing comma, which occurs when students forget that a comma separates tag from dialogue. The comma before the closing quote is needed to separate the dialogue from the tag. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes after the dialogue, and it's a question. The exact words spoken are 'Can we go now?' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a question mark inside the closing quote (replacing the comma), and no additional comma after the question mark. Choice C is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("Can we go now?"), uses the question mark inside the closing quotation mark where it belongs, and has no unnecessary comma. The question mark replaces the comma to separate the dialogue from the tag that follows. Choice A represents adding comma after question mark, which occurs when students don't know question marks replace commas - don't use both. Question marks replace commas - don't use both. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes after the dialogue, and it's an exclamation. The exact words spoken are 'Watch out!' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, an exclamation point inside the closing quote (replacing the comma), and no additional comma after the exclamation point. Choice A is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("Watch out!"), uses the exclamation point inside the closing quotation mark where it belongs, and has no unnecessary comma. The exclamation point replaces the comma to separate the dialogue from the tag that follows. Choice B represents adding comma after exclamation point, which occurs when students don't know exclamation points replace commas - don't use both. Exclamation points replace commas - don't use both. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes before the dialogue. The exact words spoken are 'We can play after school.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a comma after said, and the punctuation must go inside the quotation marks. Choice C is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("We can play after school."), uses a comma to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and capitalizes the first word of dialogue. The comma after "said" separates the tag from the dialogue. Choice B represents punctuation outside quotes, which occurs when students don't know punctuation must go inside the quotation marks. Punctuation must go inside quotation marks, not outside. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, it's a short conversation with two speakers, each with tag after dialogue. The exact words spoken are 'Hi' and 'Hello.' This pattern needs quotation marks around each spoken part, a comma before each closing quote, punctuation inside the quotation marks, and a period at the end of each sentence. Choice C is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("Hi," ... "Hello,"), uses commas to separate the dialogue from the speaker tags, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation marks, and capitalizes the first words. Each part ends with a period after the tag. Choice B represents missing punctuation at ends or incorrect comma placement; for example, period after first 'said' but comma after 'replied' is missing in some, but B has no period after first and comma after second without period. Proper sentences need ending periods. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes in the middle of the dialogue, and it's one continuous sentence. The exact words spoken are 'I think we should try again.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, commas around the tag, and continue with lowercase if same sentence. Choice C is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("I think," ... "we should try again."), uses commas around the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and uses lowercase 'we' to continue the sentence. The commas around "Marcus said" separate the tag from the dialogue parts. Choice B represents missing capital letter in the second part, but actually it has capital 'We' which is incorrect for continuing the sentence; students might forget to lowercase to continue. The second part should start with lowercase if it's the same sentence. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes before the dialogue. The exact words spoken are 'Please pass the ball.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a comma after said, the punctuation inside the quotation marks, and capitalization of the first word of dialogue. Choice B is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("Please pass the ball."), uses a comma to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and capitalizes the first word of dialogue ('Please'). The comma after "said" separates the tag from the dialogue. Choice A represents missing capital letter, which occurs when students forget to capitalize first word of dialogue. The first word of dialogue ('please') must be capitalized. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes after the dialogue, and it's a statement. The exact words spoken are 'I finished my project.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a comma before the closing quote, and the punctuation must go inside the quotation marks. Choice A is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("I finished my project,"), uses a comma to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and capitalizes the first word of dialogue. The comma before the closing quote separates the dialogue from the tag that follows. Choice B represents punctuation outside quotes or after closing, but it's a period inside yet no comma; students might put punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."). Without the comma inside, the separation is missing. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.

This question tests CCSS.L.4.2.b: using commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech. Students must know where to place quotation marks (around exact words spoken) and commas (separating dialogue from speaker tags). Direct speech (dialogue) punctuation rules: (1) Put quotation marks around the exact words someone speaks, (2) Use comma to separate dialogue from speaker tag ('said/asked/shouted'), (3) Punctuation (periods, commas, question marks, exclamation points) goes INSIDE the closing quotation mark, (4) Start dialogue with a capital letter. Three patterns: TAG BEFORE: 'Mom said, "I love you."' - comma after said, quotes around dialogue, punctuation inside quotes. TAG AFTER: '"I love you," Mom said.' - comma inside closing quote unless ? or !, lowercase 'said' unless new sentence. TAG IN MIDDLE: '"I think," she said, "we should go."' - commas around tag, continue with lowercase if same sentence. In this dialogue, the speaker tag comes before the dialogue. The exact words spoken are 'I like science.' This pattern needs quotation marks around the spoken words, a comma after said, and the punctuation must go inside the quotation marks. Choice C is correct because it places quotation marks around the exact words spoken ("I like science."), uses a comma to separate the dialogue from the speaker tag, puts the punctuation inside the closing quotation mark, and capitalizes the first word of dialogue. The comma after "said" separates the tag from the dialogue, and the period is inside where it belongs. Choice A represents punctuation outside quotes, which occurs when students put punctuation outside the quotation marks. Punctuation must go inside quotation marks, not outside. To help students: Teach the three basic patterns with visual examples. PATTERN 1 (tag before): Speaker said, "Dialogue." - comma after said, quotes around words, period inside quotes. PATTERN 2 (tag after): "Dialogue," speaker said. - quotes around words, comma inside closing quote (unless ? or !), lowercase tag. PATTERN 3 (tag in middle): "First part," speaker said, "second part." - commas around tag, lowercase to continue or capital for new sentence. Practice by having students identify (1) exact words spoken - put quotes around those, (2) where speaker tag is - use comma to separate. Teach memory trick: 'Quotation marks HUG the exact words - they're close friends' and 'Punctuation is shy - it hides INSIDE the quotation marks.' Watch for: forgetting quotation marks entirely, forgetting comma after "said" when tag comes first, forgetting comma before closing quote when tag comes after (most common error), putting punctuation outside quotation marks ("Hello". instead of "Hello."), not capitalizing first word of dialogue, adding comma after ? or ! (only need the ? or !, not comma too). Have students read dialogue aloud to hear where pauses are - that's where commas go.