Dialogue, Capitalization, & Punctuation

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What is dialogue in writing?

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Dialogue is when characters are talking to each other in a story.

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What is the correct way to capitalize names?

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Names should always have the first letter capitalized, e.g., 'Ryan'.

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What punctuation is used to separate a quote from the rest of the sentence?

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Commas are used to separate the quote from the rest of the sentence.

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How do you correctly punctuate two independent clauses?

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You can use a period, a semicolon, or a comma with a conjunction.

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What punctuation mark is used to show excitement?

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An exclamation mark (!) is used to show excitement.

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What punctuation mark is used to ask a question?

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A question mark (?) is used at the end of a question.

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What is the purpose of capitalization in sentences?

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Capitalization is used to indicate the beginning of a sentence and to highlight proper nouns.

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Which of the following is a correct sentence? 'The cat sat on the mat.' or 'the Cat sat on the mat.'

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'The cat sat on the mat.' is correct because it starts with a capital letter.

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What is the correct way to end a sentence that is a statement?

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A statement should end with a period (.).

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What is a common mistake in dialogue punctuation?

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A common mistake is forgetting to use a comma before the closing quotation mark.