Dialogue

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people in a story or play.

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How do you punctuate dialogue?

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You use quotation marks to enclose the spoken words, and punctuation marks like commas and periods to separate the dialogue from the rest of the sentence.

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What is the purpose of using quotation marks in dialogue?

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Quotation marks indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

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What punctuation goes inside the quotation marks when a sentence ends?

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A comma or a question mark goes inside the quotation marks, depending on the sentence.

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How do you indicate who is speaking in dialogue?

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You can use a dialogue tag, such as 'said' or 'asked', after the spoken words.

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes the dialogue to a specific character, like 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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When do you start a new paragraph in dialogue?

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You start a new paragraph each time a new character speaks.

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated dialogue?

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"I love reading books," said Sarah.

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What do you do if a character's dialogue is interrupted?

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Use a dash to indicate the interruption, and then continue the dialogue.

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How do you write a question in dialogue?

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You still use quotation marks, and the question mark goes inside the quotation marks.