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Dialogue

Dialogue. What Are the Rules?.

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Dialogue

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  1. Dialogue

  2. What Are the Rules? “I never gave it much thought,” Grandpa said, “but after I read this letter, I got to thinking-practically all tame animals have names. Take your old milk cow, her name is Sally Gooden. Your Dad’s two mules are named Fred and George. My buggy mares are named Molly and Birdie.” “I know, Grandpa,” I said, “but that monkey’s not tame. He’s as wild as a hoot owl.” Grandpa frowned and said, “I don’t believe that monkey is as wild as you think he is. Once an animal has been tamed, he doesn’t forget it.” “What’s the monkey’s name, Grandpa?” I asked. “According to what this trainer said in his letter, they call him Jimbo,” Grandpa said.

  3. Rules RULE #1: A direct quotation begins with a capital letter. Jimmy shouted, “See you at the game!” “Is it true?" asked Cindy.

  4. Rules Cont. RULE #2: When a quotation is interrupted into two parts with words like “he asked” or “the teacher demanded,” the second part begins with a lower case letter. “What are some of the things,” Mrs. Baskin inquired, “that make school so much fun?” “One thing I like,” replied Sarah, “is recess!”

  5. Rules Cont. RULE #3: When writing dialogue, all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go inside the quotation marks. “Let's visit the museum,” suggested Samantha. Jon replied, “Didn't we go there last weekend?” “But when we did,” Beth added, “we didn't see the Ancient Egyptian exhibit.”

  6. Rules Cont. RULE #4: Do not put a period at the end of a quotation followed by things like she said, mom asked, he explained, etc. Use commas, question marks, and exclamation marks but not periods. Periods end sentences. “My Algebra class is driving me crazy!” Paul yelled. “That's my favorite class,” Becky replied.

  7. Rules Cont. RULE #5: Make a new paragraph (indent) when a different person begins to speak. "Last night, I dreamt that I ate a giant marshmallow," Kevin said. "Was that anything like the dream you had about eating your way through a mountain of fruit cocktail?" asked Suzy. "Scarier," Kevin explained. "This time I woke up and my pillow was gone."

  8. Dialogue Tags • They tell readers who is speaking or the source of the quotation. • They show the reader actions related to the comments. • If you were talking about three people telling secrets you might use the dialogue tag whisperedto describe how they are speaking. • Use alternative tags sparingly.

  9. Dialogue Tags • Make your own list of dialogue tags. • Here’s a hint: Use animal behaviors to lead you to new and interesting tags.

  10. acknowledged admitted agreed answered argued asked barked begged bellowed blustered bragged complained lied mumbled muttered nagged pleaded promised questioned remembered replied requested retorted roared sang Dialogue Tags • screamed • screeched • shouted • sighed • snarled • sobbed • threatened • wailed • warned • whimpered • whined • whispered • wondered • yelled • confessed • cried • demanded • denied • giggled • hinted • hissed • howled • inquired • interrupted • laughed

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