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Grade 3 Reading & Writing · World 5: Sentence Bridge · Level 43
Quotation Marks and Dialogue
Capitals, commas, and quotation marks around exact words: "Let's go," said Ben.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 43
- Quotation marks go around someone's exact words, like a speech bubble in a comic.
- The words inside start with a capital letter. A comma goes inside the closing mark when the sentence keeps going: “Let's go,” said Ben.
- Questions and exclamations keep their marks inside: “Can I help you?” asked Mia. “Watch out!” shouted Coach Rivera.
- When the speaker comes first, put a comma before the opening quotation mark: Ben said, “Let's go to the park.”
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 3.L.GC.1.30 — Mechanics: Recognize and use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, and commas to indicate exact words and dialogue. (Continue)