Revised Quotation Marks in Dialogue

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What are quotation marks used for in dialogue?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken by a person.

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How do you punctuate a sentence with a question in dialogue?

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You place the question mark inside the quotation marks if the quoted material is a question.

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What is a split dialogue?

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A split dialogue occurs when a speaker's words are interrupted by a tag (like 'she said') and then continue.

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How should you punctuate a sentence that ends with a statement in dialogue?

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You place a period inside the quotation marks at the end of the spoken sentence.

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What is the correct way to write a dialogue tag?

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A dialogue tag is a phrase that attributes the dialogue to a speaker, usually following the spoken words.

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When do you capitalize the first word in a dialogue?

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You capitalize the first word of the dialogue if it starts a new sentence or follows a dialogue tag.

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What is the correct punctuation for a statement in dialogue?

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You use a comma before the closing quotation marks if the dialogue is followed by a dialogue tag.

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How do you format a quote within a quote?

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You use single quotation marks for the inner quote and double quotation marks for the outer quote.

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated dialogue?

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"I love reading," she said, "especially fantasy books."

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What happens to punctuation when a dialogue ends with a question?

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The question mark replaces the comma before the closing quotation marks.