Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma Between Direct Quote and Attributive Tag

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains the comma placement needed between a direct quote and its speaker dependent upon the location of the attributive tag. It includes examples of various tag locations.
Handout
Grammarly

Grammarly Blog: Comma After Question Mark

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page explains how to puctuate a direct quotation that ends in a question mark or an explanation point. If the quote comes before the attributive tag, no comma is needed; if the attributive tag comes before the quote, a comma is...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Punctuating Dialogue

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow focuses on how to punctuate dialogue; it explains the rules for quotation mark and comma use in direct speech, when switching speakers, and when a single speaker speaks in multiple, continuous paragraphs. It provides...
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Other

Comma Rules

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Ten detailed comma rules are found on this page.