Quotation marks in dialogue

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What are quotation marks used for in dialogue?

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

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How do you punctuate a sentence with dialogue?

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The punctuation mark at the end of the spoken sentence goes inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write dialogue with a speaker tag?

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The speaker tag (like 'said' or 'asked') comes after the quotation, and a comma is used before the closing quotation mark.

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How do you capitalize the first word in a quoted sentence?

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The first word inside the quotation marks should be capitalized if it starts a complete sentence.

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated dialogue?

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"I love reading books," said Sarah.

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What do you do if a question is asked in dialogue?

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If the spoken sentence is a question, the question mark goes inside the quotation marks.

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How do you write a sentence that includes a quote and a speaker?

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You write the quote, followed by a comma, then the speaker tag, like this: "It's a beautiful day," said John.

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What happens to punctuation when the dialogue is a statement?

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If the dialogue is a statement, a period is used at the end of the spoken sentence inside the quotation marks.

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Can you give an example of a question in dialogue?

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"What time is the meeting?" asked Tom.

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What is the correct way to write a greeting in dialogue?

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"Hello, how are you?" she asked.