Glencoe Online Writer's Choice: Punctuating Dialogue

Exercise

Revise each sentence below, adding quotation marks and other punctuation where necessary.

Sample	The view from up here is absolutely amazing Iris exclaimed.
Revision	"The view from up here is absolutely amazing," Iris exclaimed.

1.	Now you know why I couldn't wait to get here said Esteban.

2.	Wouldn't it be wonderful to stay and watch the sunset Peter asked.

3.	I'd love to do that said Gilda but we forgot to bring flashlights to guide us back down.

4.	Maybe you forgot to bring a flashlight said Carol. I never go hiking without one.

5.	Hooray cheered Gilda. Does that mean we can stay?

6.	Maybe we should ask Harry said Ray. He's the one who has to carry two backpacks.

7.	Oh, right said Harry. You know as well as I do that the race was a tie.

8.	Did someone say it was a tie?

9.	Ray, how can you say that? You were a mile behind me!

10.	Tan said I'm starving! Lets eat first and argue later, okay?