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Rules for writing dialogue: Start a new paragraph with each new speaker, for example:

Rules for writing dialogue: Start a new paragraph with each new speaker, for example: “Mary, could you pass the salt please?” her mother asked without looking up. “Here.” Mary slid the salt down the table and it almost fell onto her mother’s lap. “Hey! Watch it!”

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Rules for writing dialogue: Start a new paragraph with each new speaker, for example:

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  1. Rules for writing dialogue: • Start a new paragraph with each new speaker, for example: • “Mary, could you pass the salt please?” her mother asked without looking up. • “Here.” Mary slid the salt down the table and it almost fell onto her mother’s lap. • “Hey! Watch it!” • “Maybe you should both avoid talking to each other for a while,” Mary’s father suggested. This was going to be a long night for everyone.

  2. The following sentences illustrate the punctuation and capitalization rules for dialogue and speech tags, with the trouble spots highlighted in red, spacing exaggerated to show where spaces go:Steve said,  "Good morning.“ "Good morning," said Steve. Steve said,  "Good morning,"then sat down. "Ladies and gentlemen,"said Steve,  "good morning.“ "Where did they go?"she asked. "Unbelievable!"shouted the announcer.

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