Quotations

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What is dialogue?

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A conversation between/amongst characters.

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Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly? "What time is the party? asked Livia."

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"What time is the party?" asked Livia.

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How should you write the sentence as a direct quotation: I replied it's not that cold outside today.

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I replied, "It's not that cold outside today."

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Which sentence is correct? "Will Cortes return? asked the boy."

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"Will Cortes return?" asked the boy.

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Which sentence uses the rules for quotations correctly? Samuel said, "I will help you with that."

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Samuel said, "I will help you with that."

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What punctuation is used to indicate a direct quotation?

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Quotation marks (" ").

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What is the purpose of quotation marks in writing?

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To indicate the exact words spoken by a character or person.

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When should you capitalize the first word in a quotation?

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When the quotation is a complete sentence.

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What is a direct quotation?

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A report of the exact words spoken by someone.

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What is an indirect quotation?

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A paraphrase of what someone said, not using their exact words.