Dialogue

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes speech to a speaker, often indicating who is speaking and how they are speaking, such as 'he said' or 'she cried.'

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How do you punctuate dialogue?

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Dialogue is punctuated with quotation marks around the spoken words, and a comma is used before the closing quotation mark if a dialogue tag follows.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

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

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What should you do with the first word of a quotation?

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Capitalize the first word of a quotation.

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How do you format a question in dialogue?

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A question in dialogue should end with a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is an example of a correctly written dialogue?

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"I can't believe it!" she exclaimed.

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What is the correct way to write a dialogue tag after a quote?

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The dialogue tag should start with a lowercase letter unless it begins with a proper noun.

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What is the difference between a statement and a question in dialogue?

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A statement ends with a period, while a question ends with a question mark.

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What do you use to separate a speaker's exact words from the rest of the sentence?

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Quotation marks are used to separate a speaker's exact words.

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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.