SC Ready Grammar Review

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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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How do you punctuate dialogue correctly?

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You place a comma before the opening quotation mark and end the dialogue with punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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What is a contraction?

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A contraction is a shortened form of two words combined, such as 'don't' for 'do not'.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, such as 'he', 'she', 'it', or 'they'.

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What is a possessive noun?

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A possessive noun shows ownership, such as 'Mary's' in 'Mary's book'.

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What is the difference between 'their', 'there', and 'they're'?

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'Their' shows possession, 'there' indicates a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is an example of a correctly punctuated sentence?

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The dog barked loudly, and the cat ran away.

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What is an example of a sentence with incorrect punctuation?

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The dog barked loudly and the cat ran away.