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 start with a capital letter, use quotation marks around the spoken words, and end with appropriate punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write: My neighbor asked, Can I borrow your flashlight?

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The correct way is: My neighbor asked, "Can I borrow your flashlight?"

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What is the purpose of using commas in dialogue?

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Commas are used to separate the spoken words from the speaker's tag (e.g., 'he said', 'she asked').

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How do you write a sentence with dialogue and a speaker tag?

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Example: "I love reading," she said.

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What is a speaker tag?

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A speaker tag is a phrase that identifies who is speaking, such as 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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What is the correct punctuation for: I want a ham and turkey sub on wheat bread Jana ordered?

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The correct punctuation is: "I want a ham and turkey sub on wheat bread," Jana ordered.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that ends with a quote?

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If the quote is at the end of the sentence, the punctuation goes inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write: Tomorrow we'll go to the airport to watch planes land said Grandma?

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The correct way is: "Tomorrow we'll go to the airport to watch the planes land," said Grandma.