Punctuating Dialogue

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What is dialogue in writing?

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Dialogue is a conversation between two or more characters in a story, often indicated by quotation marks.

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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 ends with dialogue?

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If the dialogue is at the end of the sentence, place a comma before the closing quotation marks if it is followed by a tag (e.g., he said, she asked).

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What is the correct way to write: Jane said, 'I love ice cream'?

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The correct way is: Jane said, 'I love ice cream.' (with a period inside the quotation marks if it's a statement).

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What punctuation mark is used to show excitement in dialogue?

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An exclamation mark is used to show excitement in dialogue.

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How do you punctuate a question in dialogue?

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If the dialogue is a question, place a question mark inside the quotation marks.

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What is the purpose of a comma in dialogue?

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A comma is used to separate the dialogue from the tag (e.g., he said, she asked).

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What is the correct punctuation for: 'I can't wait to go!' she exclaimed?

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The correct punctuation is: 'I can't wait to go!' she exclaimed.

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What do you call the words that are spoken in a story?

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The words that are spoken in a story are called dialogue.

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How do you format dialogue when a new person speaks?

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Start a new paragraph each time a different character speaks.