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Dialogue Structure
Dialogue Structure
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1
Which is formatted correctly?
“Don’t be a sissy.” said Bill! “Let’s get back in line."
“Don’t be a sissy!” Said Bill. “let’s get back in line."
“Don’t be a sissy,” Said Bill, “Let’s get back in line."
“Don’t be a sissy,” said Bill. “Let’s get back in line."
2
Thanksgiving is on Thursday
True
False
3
Rule #1: Enclose the spoken words with ___________.
" "
' '
[ ]
( )
4
Which is formatted correctly?
“What’s new?” she asked.
“What’s new?” She asked.
“What’s new”? she asked.
“What’s new” she asked?
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How many rules are there to structuring dialogue?
4
1
2
6
6
Which is formatted correctly?
“I love it when that happens”.
'I love it when that happens.'
“I love it when that happens.”
(I love it when that happens)
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If the speaker performs actions linked to the dialogue, they should be...
in all caps
in parentheses
in a separate paragraph
in the same paragraph
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Every time you change speakers, you should...
Type NEW SPEAKER HERE:
Start a new paragraph, but do not indent
Press tab 5 times to space it out
Start a new indented paragraph
9
When dialogue ends in an exclamation point or question mark, tags that follow start in lowercase.
True
False
10
Punctuation goes
inside the quotation marks
to the window
to the wall
outside the quotation marks
11
If Cindi screamed and then spoke, you write it this way:
Cindi screamed, “Oh my God!”
Cindi screamed: “Oh my God!”
Cindi screamed. “Oh my God!”
Cindi screamed? “Oh my God!”
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If Cindi screamed out the words that she is speaking, write it this way:
Cindi screamed. “Oh my God!”
Cindi screamed: “Oh my God!”
Cindi screamed, “Oh my God!”
Cindi screamed? “Oh my God!”
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Why do we start a new paragraph when we change speakers?
Readers can lose track of who's speaking and need a signal
Because it just looks right
Because the monsters will eat you if you don't
Because Shakespeare did so now you have to
14
Dialogue tags stay inside the quotes
True
False
15
If an action interrupts a sentence in the dialogue, the first letter of the second part of the sentence should be...
uppercase
lowercase
absent
the letter P
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Dialogue Tags are...
the part of the quote that is capitalized
what writers use to indicate who is speaking (they said)
when two characters play tag with each other and talk about it
the punctuation that comes after the quote
17
Dialogue tags are separated by a...
comma
dollar sign
monster
period
18
Actions that occur before or after the dialogue go in the same sentence.
True
False
19
Which is formatted correctly?
Sam said. “I’ll never do that again.”
Sam said, “I’ll never do that again.”
Sam said: “I’ll never do that again.”
Sam said “I’ll never do that again.”
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Which is formatted correctly?
“I know” he lowered his voice to a whisper “what you said.”
“I know,” He lowered his voice to a whisper, “What you said.”
“I know,” he lowered his voice to a whisper, “what you said.”
“I know!” he lowered his voice to a whisper, “What you said.”
