Dialogue

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a story, play, or other literary work.

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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 correctly punctuate dialogue?

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You should place a comma before the opening quotation mark and end with appropriate punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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What is the purpose of dialogue in a story?

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Dialogue helps to develop characters, advance the plot, and provide information to the reader.

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What is an example of dialogue?

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"I can't believe we won the game!" shouted Sarah.

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What should you do with the first word of a quotation?

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Capitalize the first word of a quotation.

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What is the correct way to write dialogue with attribution?

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"I love reading," said John.

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What is a common mistake when writing dialogue?

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A common mistake is forgetting to use quotation marks.

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How do you indicate a pause in dialogue?

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You can use ellipses (...) to indicate a pause in dialogue.

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What is the difference between dialogue and narration?

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Dialogue is spoken by characters, while narration describes the actions and thoughts of characters.