Understanding Dialogue and Punctuation

This video tutorial teaches how to format dialogue correctly in stories. It covers the differences between internal and external dialogue, as well as direct and indirect dialogue. The tutorial provides detailed tips on formatting direct dialogue, including the use of quotation marks, dialogue tags, and punctuation. Advanced tips address complex scenarios like interruptions and quoting others. The lesson concludes with a challenge to apply these skills in writing a dialogue piece.

What is the difference between internal and external dialogue?

• Internal dialogue is spoken aloud, while external dialogue is thought.

• Internal dialogue is written in italics, while external dialogue is in bold.

• Internal dialogue is thought, while external dialogue is spoken aloud.

• Internal dialogue is between two characters, while external dialogue is within one character.

Which type of dialogue is summarized rather than quoted directly?

• External dialogue

• Internal dialogue

• Indirect dialogue

• Direct dialogue

What are the three main elements of dialogue in stories?

• Dialogue, theme, and conflict

• Dialogue, dialogue tags, and narrative

• Dialogue, narrative, and setting

• Dialogue, characters, and plot

What punctuation is used to enclose direct dialogue?

• Apostrophes

• Quotation marks

• Brackets

• Parentheses

How should dialogue tags be formatted when they follow the dialogue?

• Start with an uppercase letter

• Start with a lowercase letter

• Be italicized

• Be enclosed in parentheses

What does an M-Dash outside quotation marks indicate?

• A character's speech is interrupted

• A character is quoting someone else

• A character is speaking loudly

• A character pauses to perform an action

When should a new paragraph be started in dialogue?

• When a character speaks loudly

• When a character pauses

• When a new character speaks

• When a character quotes someone

What punctuation is used to indicate a character trailing off?

• Comma

• Question mark

• Exclamation mark

• Ellipses

What does a full stop at the end of dialogue indicate?

• The dialogue is an exclamation

• The dialogue is a question

• The end of the entire sentence

• The dialogue is a quote

What is the purpose of the lesson challenge?

• To introduce new dialogue concepts

• To summarize the lesson

• To test knowledge of dialogue formatting

• To provide additional resources