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Title: Dialogue


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Dialogue
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Dialogue
  • Conversation between two or more (2) characters
    in a story

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Mechanics of Dialogue
  • Use quotation marks to show the characters
    own words

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Mechanics of Dialogue
  • Use quotation marks to show the characters
    own words
  • Always begin a new paragraph when the speaker
    changes

5
Mechanics of Dialogue
  • Use quotation marks to show the characters
    own words.
  • Always begin a new paragraph when the speaker
    changes.
  • Do not use quotation marks to show that a
    character said something.

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Example
  • Marcy asked, Where are we going? Mom said
    that we were going to the mall.

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Punctuating Dialogue
  • Use commas to separate most quotations from the
    rest of the sentence.
  • Example
  • Do you understand, said Mr. Gray, that the
    problem needs more work?

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Punctuating Dialogue
  • Mr. Gray said, Do you understand that the
    problem needs more work?
  • Do you understand that the problem needs more
    work? said Mr. Gray.
  • Do you understand, said Mr. Gray, that the
    problem needs more work?
  • Mr. Gray said that the problem needs more work.

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The punctuation in dialogue is always on the left
of the quotation marks.
  • Do you understand, said Mr. Gray, that the
    problem needs more work?

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78
  • Where did you find that he asked in surprise
  • My report is ready said Travis it is about
    rockets.
  • Yesterday he interrupted I wasnt there
  • John answered open the back door
  • Safe the umpire shouted.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78
  • 1. Where did you find that? he asked in
    surprise.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78
  • Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
  • My report is ready, said Travis. It is about
    rockets.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78
  • Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
  • My report is ready! said Travis. It is about
    rockets.
  • Yesterday, he interrupted, I wasnt there.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78
  • Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
  • My report is ready! said Travis. It is about
    rockets.
  • Yesterday, he interrupted, I wasnt there.
  • John answered, Open the back door!

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78
  • Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
  • My report is ready! said Travis. It is about
    rockets.
  • Yesterday, he interrupted, I wasnt there.
  • John answered, Open the back door!
  • Safe! the umpire shouted.
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