Understanding Dialogue Formatting

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What should you do every time there is a new speaker in a dialogue?

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Begin a new paragraph.

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What must you place around the spoken part of a sentence?

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Quotation marks.

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Where should the punctuation mark be placed in relation to the quotation marks?

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Inside the quotation marks.

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What is NOT a reason to use a comma in dialogue formatting?

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Before the spoken part.

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Which of the following is a correct way to format dialogue?

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"You're not serious," he said.

Front

What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

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To indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

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When should you capitalize the first word in dialogue?

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When it begins a new sentence or is the first word after a speaker tag.

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What is a speaker tag?

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A phrase that attributes dialogue to a specific character, such as 'he said' or 'she asked.'

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How do you format a dialogue that is interrupted?

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Use a dash to indicate the interruption.

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What is the correct punctuation for a question in dialogue?

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Place the question mark inside the quotation marks.