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Dialogue

Dialogue. Rules to Live By. What is Dialogue?. When people speak in a piece of writing The direct speech is set off by quotation marks Example: “ Hi! ”. Why Use Dialogue?. Makes writing more interesting Reveals more information about the characters and situation. Rules to Live By #1.

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Dialogue

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  1. Dialogue Rules to Live By

  2. What is Dialogue? • When people speak in a piece of writing • The direct speech is set off by quotation marks • Example: “Hi!”

  3. Why Use Dialogue? • Makes writing more interesting • Reveals more information about the characters and situation

  4. Rules to Live By#1 • Put quotation marks around the words the speaker is saying EX: “Please sit down.”

  5. Rules to Live By#2 • Capitalize the first word of a quotation EX: “It’s Friday!”

  6. Rules to Live By#3 • Use a comma to separate the quotation from the words that tell who is speaking. The comma goes BEFORE the quotation mark. EX: Nathan confessed, “I don’t know what to do.” EX: “I like math too,” agreed Matt.

  7. Rules to Live By#4 • When a quotation is a question or an exclamation, use a ! Or a ? Instead of a comma. EX: “I love school!” boasted Cody. EX: Haley asked, “May I use the restroom?”

  8. Rules to Live By#5 • When writing a conversation between more than one person, start a new paragraph each time the speaker changes.

  9. Example Conversation “I just love grade seven so much!” exclaimed Frank. B.J. responded, “Me too! It’s the best!” “And isn’t Ms. Phillips the nicest and best teacher in the world?” “Definitely!”

  10. Rules to Live By#6 • The tag is the part of the sentence that tells who is talking. Try to avoid using “said” in your tag. BORING EX: “No homework tonight,” said Mrs. Stehura. BETTER EX: “No homework tonight,” announced Mrs. Stehura.

  11. Exclaimed Inquired Called Suggested Confessed Replied Asked Announced Screamed Wondered Laughed Responded Answered Whispered And many more… Other ways to say “said”

  12. Now That You Are An Expert • Using the list of words to use instead of ‘said’ and your ‘Dialogue Rules’, edit and revise your dialogue writing piece

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