Quotation Marks in Dialogue.

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What are quotation marks used for?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken by someone.

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How do you punctuate a sentence with dialogue?

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You place quotation marks around the spoken words and use punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write dialogue?

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Start with a capital letter for the first word inside the quotation marks and end with appropriate punctuation before closing the quotation marks.

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What punctuation goes at the end of a spoken question?

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A question mark goes at the end of a spoken question inside the quotation marks.

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How do you indicate who is speaking in dialogue?

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You can use a dialogue tag, such as 'said' or 'asked', after the quotation.

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes the spoken words to a speaker, like 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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When do you use a comma in dialogue?

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Use a comma to separate the dialogue from the dialogue tag when the tag comes after the spoken words.

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What is the correct format for a sentence with dialogue?

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"I love reading," said Sarah.

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How do you write a sentence with interrupted dialogue?

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Use commas to separate the parts of the dialogue, like this: "I was thinking," she said, "that we should go outside."

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What happens to the first word of a quote if it is a question?

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The first word of a quote that is a question should still be capitalized.