Understanding Dialogue Formatting

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What should you do every time there is a new speaker in a dialogue?

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Begin a new paragraph.

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Which of the following is a correct way to format dialogue?

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"You're not serious," he said.

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What indicates the need to indent in dialogue?

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A new speaker.

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What punctuation mark should follow a question in dialogue?

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Question mark.

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How should the first word of the spoken part begin?

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With a capital letter.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks in dialogue?

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To indicate the exact words spoken by a character.

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When should you use a comma in dialogue?

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When the dialogue is followed by a tag (e.g., he said, she asked).

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What is a dialogue tag?

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A phrase that attributes the dialogue to a speaker, such as 'he said' or 'she asked.'

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How do you format a dialogue that is interrupted?

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Use a dash to indicate the interruption.

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What should you do if a character speaks for multiple paragraphs?

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Start a new paragraph for each new paragraph of dialogue.