Analyzing Dialogue

Dialogue

What is dialogue and how can I include it in my writing?

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When would dialogue be used in a story?

• When one character is talking to another character

• When the narrator is talking to the audience

• When the narrator is expressing a character's thoughts

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Authors use dialogue to...

• Help bring characters to life

• Help the reader understand character's thoughts and feelings

• Entertain the reader

• Make the story more interesting to the reader

Multiple Choice

When would dialogue be included in a story?

• When a character is thinking to him/herself

• When the narrator is speaking

• When two or more characters are talking to each other

Multiple Choice

What type of punctuation is used to represent dialogue?

• exclamation points

• quotation marks

• parenthesis

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Dialogue

are used to show the reader who is speaking and what they are saying.

Multiple Choice

Where does punctuation ALWAYS go when using quotation marks?

• INSIDE

• OUTSIDE