Narrative Writing: Revising and Editing

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What punctuation mark is used to indicate dialogue?

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"Quotation Marks" are used to indicate dialogue.

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How should you edit the sentence: "The storm is approaching" he whispered?

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The correct edit is: "The storm is approaching," he whispered.

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Identify the correctly formatted dialogue: "Is it this one?" they wondered.

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"Is it this one?" they wondered.

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Which of the following quotations is not formatted correctly: "We can always Google it" she said?

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The correct format should include a comma before the closing quotation: "We can always Google it," she said.

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What is a good revision for the sentence: He was so angry?

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A good revision is: His brow furrowed and his veins popped. He slammed his fist onto the table.

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What is the purpose of revising a narrative?

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The purpose of revising a narrative is to improve clarity, coherence, and overall quality of the writing.

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What is the difference between revising and editing?

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Revising involves making changes to content and structure, while editing focuses on correcting grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

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What should you look for when editing dialogue?

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Look for correct punctuation, capitalization, and formatting of the dialogue.

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What is the correct way to punctuate a question in dialogue?

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A question in dialogue should end with a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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How do you format a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag should be placed after the dialogue and should be separated by a comma if it follows the dialogue.