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Writing Dialogue Enclose spoken words in quotation marks. “No!” cried Ed.

Writing Dialogue Enclose spoken words in quotation marks. “No!” cried Ed. 2. Separate spoken words from the rest of the sentence by a comma, question mark, or exclamation point. “I’m sorry,” Tyler apologized. “Why?” asked Sue. “Wow!” exclaimed Becky.

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Writing Dialogue Enclose spoken words in quotation marks. “No!” cried Ed.

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  1. Writing Dialogue Enclose spoken words in quotation marks. “No!” cried Ed.

  2. 2. Separate spoken words from the rest of the sentence by a comma, question mark, or exclamation point. “I’m sorry,” Tyler apologized. “Why?” asked Sue. “Wow!” exclaimed Becky.

  3. 3. Do NOT close (end) quote until spoken words end. “I’m not sure,” said Bob, “what time we are leaving. The movie doesn’t start until late.”

  4. 4. Begin the first word of each spoken sentence with a capital letter. Mom said, “Eat all your vegetables.”

  5. 5. If spoken sentence divided, do not begin the second part with capital. “I think,” said Joe, “we’ll leave early.

  6. 6. Periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks always go inside the quotation mark. “Where are you going?” asked Bill.

  7. 7. Don’t use quotation marks with an indirect quotation (words that don’t quote exactly what someone says). Mom said that I could go to the movies. I wondered what my dog was thinking.

  8. Dialogue Rules *Capitalize the first word in a direct quotation. “What time does the bell ring?” she asked. She asked, “What time does the bell ring?” *Put quotation marks around the things people say not around what they do. “I wonder what the cafeteria has for lunch?” he questioned as his tummy rumbled. *Put end punctuation inside the quotation marks. She replied, “I am glad tomorrow is Friday.” “I can’t believe I won!” she exclaimed. *Don’t use “ ” with an indirect quotation (words that don’t quote exactly what someone says). Mom said that I could go. Spoken words Action words

  9. **Start a new paragraph (indent) to show a new speaker. “I loved that movie!” exclaimed Sue. “It was so exciting.” “I liked the book better, though,” commented Sam. “Oh, yeah. The book is always better!”

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