Punctuating Dialogue

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What must you do when a new speaker talks in dialogue?

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Start a new line (new paragraph).

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What is the purpose of speech tags in dialogue?

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To indicate who is speaking, preventing confusion for the reader.

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Which punctuation is used to indicate spoken words?

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Quotation marks (" ").

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What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence: Janet said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."?

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It is correct as written.

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What happens if speech tags are omitted from dialogue?

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Readers may be confused about who is speaking.

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How should a question within dialogue be punctuated?

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Use a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct punctuation for this sentence: While in class today, Miranda said, "when will we go outside?"

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It is incorrect; it should be: "When will we go outside?" with a capital 'W'.

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What is the correct way to write: "Where will you go? she asked."?

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It should be: "Where will you go?" she asked.

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What punctuation follows a speech tag before the dialogue?

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A comma is used before the opening quotation mark.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

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To show the exact words spoken by a character.