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 closing quotation marks if the dialogue is followed by a tag (like 'said' or 'asked').

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes the dialogue to a speaker, such as 'he said' or 'she asked'.

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When do you use a question mark in dialogue?

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A question mark is used at the end of a sentence if the spoken words are a question.

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What is the correct way to write: 'I love pizza' said Sam?

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The correct way is: 'I love pizza,' said Sam.

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What is the purpose of using commas in dialogue?

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Commas are used to separate the dialogue from the dialogue tag.

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How do you format a sentence that starts with a dialogue tag?

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If the sentence starts with a dialogue tag, the spoken words should begin with a capital letter.

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What is the correct punctuation for: 'What time is it' asked Lily?

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The correct punctuation is: 'What time is it?' asked Lily.

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What do you do if a character speaks for more than one sentence?

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You keep the quotation marks at the beginning and end of the entire speech, and use quotation marks for each new sentence.