Dialogue Practice

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more people in a story or play.

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What punctuation is used to show someone is speaking?

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Quotation marks (" ") are used to show that someone is speaking.

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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 a period or exclamation mark inside the closing quotation mark.

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What is the correct way to write: She said, 'hello'?

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The correct way is: She said, 'Hello.' (capitalize 'Hello' and use a period inside the quotation marks).

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What do you do with the first word in a quotation?

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The first word in a quotation should always be capitalized.

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How do you separate the dialogue from the rest of the sentence?

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Use a comma before the opening quotation mark to separate the dialogue from the rest of the sentence.

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated dialogue?

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"I love ice cream!" shouted Mia.

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What is the purpose of using dialogue in writing?

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Dialogue helps to show character interactions and advance the plot.

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

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A period, question mark, or exclamation mark is used at the end of a dialogue sentence.

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What is the correct way to write: 'I am happy' she said?

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The correct way is: 'I am happy,' she said.