Dialogue

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Dialogue

• Rules to Live By

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Why Use Dialogue?

• Makes writing more interesting
• Reveals more information about the characters and
  situation

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Rules to Live By1

• Put quotation marks around the words the speaker
  is saying
• EX Please sit down.

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Rules to Live By2

• Capitalize the first word of a quotation
• EX Its Friday!

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Rules to Live By3

• 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 dont know what to do.
• EX I like math too, agreed Matt.

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Rules to Live By4

• 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?

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Rules to Live By5

• When writing a conversation between more than one
  person, start a new paragraph each time the
  speaker changes.

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Example Conversation

• I just love fifth grade so much! exclaimed
  Jordan.
• Sydney responded, Me too! Its the best!
• And isnt Mrs. Stehura the nicest teacher in
  the world?
• Definitely!

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Rules to Live By6

• 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.

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Other ways to say said

• Exclaimed
• Inquired
• Called
• Suggested
• Confessed
• Replied
• Asked

• Announced
• Screamed
• Wondered
• Laughed
• Responded
• Answered
• Whispered
• And many more