Dialogue

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What is dialogue?

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A conversation between characters or people in a story.

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How should a dialogue be punctuated when a character speaks?

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Use quotation marks around the spoken words and a comma before the closing quotation if the sentence continues.

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Correctly punctuate this dialogue: Mrs. Rogan declared I love going to Northbrook.

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Mrs. Rogan declared, "I love going to Northbrook!"

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Identify the error: "My homework is not finished", said Yannick with a smile.

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The comma should be inside the quotation marks.

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What is the correct way to write this dialogue? Jane said, I really want to eat Cheetos.

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Jane said, "I really want to eat Cheetos."

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What punctuation is used to indicate someone is speaking?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate spoken words.

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What is the purpose of dialogue in a story?

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To show interactions between characters and advance the plot.

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How do you indicate a character's action in dialogue?

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Use a comma before the dialogue and describe the action after.

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What is an example of a dialogue tag?

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

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What is the difference between direct and indirect dialogue?

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Direct dialogue quotes the exact words spoken, while indirect dialogue paraphrases what was said.