Quotation Marks in Dialogue

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What are quotation marks used for in dialogue?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

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How do you punctuate a sentence with a dialogue tag?

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The dialogue should be enclosed in quotation marks, and the dialogue tag should be separated by a comma before the closing quotation mark.

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes speech to a character, often indicating who is speaking.

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True or False: Quotation marks are placed at the beginning and end of a person's exact words.

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True

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Choose the correct placement of quotation marks: The teacher said, I will see you tomorrow.

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The correct sentence is: The teacher said, "I will see you tomorrow."

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What is the purpose of using quotation marks in writing?

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Quotation marks are used to denote spoken words, direct quotes, or titles of short works.

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What should you do if a sentence ends with a dialogue tag?

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The punctuation for the dialogue should be placed inside the quotation marks, followed by the dialogue tag.

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How do you format a quote that is interrupted by a dialogue tag?

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The first part of the quote is followed by a comma and the dialogue tag, then the quote continues with the second part, all enclosed in quotation marks.

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What is the difference between direct and indirect dialogue?

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Direct dialogue is the exact words spoken by a character, while indirect dialogue paraphrases what a character said.

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When quoting a character's speech, what punctuation is used at the end of the quote if it is a question?

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If the quote is a question, the question mark is placed inside the quotation marks.