Dialogue Flashcard

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What are quotation marks?

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Quotation marks are punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words spoken by a person or character. They look like this: " ".

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people or characters.

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How should the first word inside quotation marks be written?

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The first word inside quotation marks should always be capitalized.

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Is this sentence correct? Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."

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No, it is incorrect because the first word inside the quotation marks should be capitalized.

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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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When writing dialogue, what should you do at the beginning of each new speaker's dialogue?

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You should start a new paragraph for each new speaker.

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What is the purpose of dialogue in a story?

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The purpose of dialogue is to reveal character relationships, advance the plot, and provide information.

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How do you punctuate a question in dialogue?

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If the dialogue is a question, you place a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write this sentence? "I can't believe it said Cliff."

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It should be: "I can't believe it!" said Cliff.

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What do you call the words spoken by characters in a story?

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The words spoken by characters in a story are called dialogue.