Quotation Marks/ Dialogue

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What is a dialogue tag?

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The part that tells who is talking and how they are talking.

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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 a dialogue tag?

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The dialogue should be enclosed in quotation marks, and the dialogue tag should be separated by a comma.

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What do quotation marks surround?

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The exact words the noun said.

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Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

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"Your class is too loud," said Dr. Miley.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

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To indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

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How should a question within dialogue be punctuated?

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It should end with a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write a dialogue that is interrupted?

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Use a dialogue tag to separate the two parts, e.g., "I was thinking," she said, "that we should go now."

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What is an example of a dialogue tag?

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Examples include 'said,' 'asked,' 'replied,' and 'exclaimed.'

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How do you format a quote that is longer than one sentence?

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Use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the entire quote, and include appropriate punctuation.