Punctuating Dialogue

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a story.

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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 place a comma before the opening quotation mark and end the spoken words with punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write: Jane said, 'I love ice cream'?

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The correct way is: Jane said, "I love ice cream."

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When do you start a new paragraph in dialogue?

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You start a new paragraph when a different character begins speaking.

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What punctuation mark is used at the end of a question in dialogue?

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A question mark is used at the end of a question in dialogue.

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What is the purpose of a comma in dialogue?

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A comma is used to separate the dialogue from the tag (e.g., 'he said', 'she asked').

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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 correct way to write: 'I can't wait,' she said 'to go to the park.'?

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The correct way is: 'I can't wait,' she said, 'to go to the park.'

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What are quotation marks?

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Quotation marks are punctuation marks used to denote the exact words spoken by a character.