Punctuating Dialogue

Quotation marks surround the exact words of a speaker, but where do the other punctuation marks go: periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points? Watch this video to find out. Then complete the activity.

Punctuate dialogue. In each sentence below, insert quotation marks, periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points.

1. I told my dad, The Force Awakens is Star Wars for my generation
2. He said to me, The Force Awakens belongs to me, too
3. Would you like to watch in a theater or on DVD he asked.
4. In the theater I shouted.
5. He joked, Where did you want to see it
6. Did he lose his hearing when I shouted, In the theater
7. Okay, I get it he said You want to see it on DVD
8. You're making me angry I replied.
9. Doesn't my dad know that Obi Wan said, Anger leads to the Dark Side
10. Calm yourself, young padawan my dad replied We'll see it in the theater