Dialogue

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What is dialogue?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a story, play, or other literary work.

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What punctuation is used to indicate dialogue?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate dialogue.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that ends with dialogue?

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If the dialogue ends with a statement, use a period inside the quotation marks.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that ends with a question in dialogue?

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If the dialogue is a question, use a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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How do you punctuate a sentence that ends with an exclamation in dialogue?

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If the dialogue is an exclamation, use an exclamation mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is the purpose of using quotation marks in dialogue?

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Quotation marks indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

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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 format dialogue when a new speaker begins?

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Start a new paragraph each time a different character speaks.

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What is an example of a correct dialogue sentence?

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

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What is an example of incorrect dialogue punctuation?

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"I can't believe it! she exclaimed." (missing closing quotation mark)