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 text.

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What punctuation is used to indicate spoken words?

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Quotation marks (" ") are used to indicate spoken words.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that includes dialogue?

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You place a comma before the closing quotation mark if the dialogue is followed by a tag (like 'said').

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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 speaker, such as 'said' or 'asked.'

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How do you capitalize the first word in a dialogue?

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The first word of the spoken sentence should be capitalized.

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What is the correct way to write: 'He said, I am happy'?

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It should be written as: 'He said, "I am happy."'

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What do you do with punctuation when the dialogue is at the end of a sentence?

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The punctuation goes inside the quotation marks.

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How do you write a question in dialogue?

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You use a question mark inside the quotation marks, followed by the dialogue tag.

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What is the correct way to write: 'She asked, Where are you going'?

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It should be written as: 'She asked, "Where are you going?"'

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What is the purpose of using dialogue in a story?

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Dialogue helps to develop characters, advance the plot, and create a sense of realism.