punctuating dialogue

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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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How do you punctuate 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 punctuation follows a dialogue tag?

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A comma is used before the opening quotation marks if the dialogue tag comes before the spoken words.

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How do you punctuate a statement in dialogue?

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A statement in dialogue should end with a period inside the quotation marks.

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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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How do you punctuate dialogue that is interrupted?

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Use a dash to indicate the interruption and continue the dialogue after the dash.

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What is the correct punctuation for this dialogue: Jason asked Can I have some chips?

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Jason asked, "Can I have some chips?"

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How do you punctuate a quote within a quote?

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Use single quotation marks for the inner quote and double quotation marks for the outer quote.

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What is the correct punctuation for this dialogue: It's Friday cheered the students?

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"It's Friday," cheered the students.

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How do you punctuate this dialogue: I think said Isaiah that I know the answer?

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"I think," said Isaiah, "that I know the answer."