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Dialogue is when two or more characters speak to each other
Dialogue serves a few important purposes:
1) reveals relationships between characters
2) reveals character traits
3) moves the story forward
Weak example:
“Hey!” I said to Johnny
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“Guess what?” I asked
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“What is it?” Johnny asked
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“I think I know,” Johnny responded
New and improved example:
“I have a secret I need to tell you…” I said to my friend, Johnny
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it’s about me, isn’t it?” Replied Johnny
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A direct quotation begins with a capital letter
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2
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“What are some things,” Mrs
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When writing dialogue, all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go inside the
quotation marks
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”
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“Last night I dreamt I ate a giant marshmallow,” Kevin said
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“Scarier,” explained Kevin, “this time I woke up and my pillow was gone
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Try to avoid using “said” repeatedly