Rules of Dialogue
Using the readings from last week, explore how professional writers use dialogue.
How do you show a new speaker has started talking?
Where does the punctuation belong?
When is it okay to omit dialogue tags (he said/she said)?
What needs to be capitalized?
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ReplyDelete1. You show that a new speaker has started talking by putting closing quotations at the end of a statement and starting the next line with an open quotation that is also indented.
ReplyDelete2. Punctuation belongs before the closing quotation.
3. It is okay to omit dialogue tags when the dialogue is consecutive and there is nothing else happening between each line. Also by mentioning the character in the previous paragraph through description, dialogue tags can be omitted.
4. The beginnings of each line of dialogue need to be capitalized and the beginnings of each sentence that a character speaks.
The author uses he said or she said when a new character starts talking or the author starts a new lines and a new paragraph when one of the characters stops talking.
ReplyDeleteAt the end of a sentence and they use a quotation mark when the character starts talking or citing something.
The first word of the beginning of a sentence.
When it's a full conversation and when we know who's talking when it's less than 3 people.
1. when a new speaker is talking it's usually it makes a new paragraph
ReplyDelete2. inside
3. it's okay to start it off, but later on it disappears, it becomes redundant
4. names, location, tones such exited, as well the first word of the dialogue
1) By introducing the idea or situation like a new line in each paragraph. Also, by describing what is happening at that moment.
ReplyDelete2) The punctuation belongs inside the quotation marks.
3) When the speaker is already introduced the reader already knows who is talking.
4) The start of the quotation mark the first word of that dialogue because it is the beginning of the sentence.
Using the readings from last week, professional writers use dialogue:
ReplyDeleteWhen a new speaker is introduced into the text, start a new paragraph and/or new line. Include indent and indicate the new speaker in text.
The punctuation belongs after the given dialogue
It is okay to omit dialogue tags when there is a mutual understanding of the same speaker
Capitalization is involved when referring to nouns. In addition to starting new sentences.
1) When the next speaker starts talking, you should start a new line and indent. starts a new paragraph
ReplyDelete2) Quotation marks should go at the beginning and a the end of dialogue. The punctuation mark goes inside the quotation mark.
3) It is okay to not use he said/she said all of the time or at all. After a while it gets redundant.
4) The beginning of the quotation, proper nouns, etc. should be capitalized.
1. Starts a new paragraph using the beginning quotation marks and last quotation marks.
ReplyDelete2. Punctuation should always be inside of the end quotation marks.
3. It is okay to omit dialogue tags when a person brings up a different person.
4. The first word of the dialogue
To show that a new speaker has started speaking, writers enter a new line and indention, creating a new paragraph for the dialogue in the passage. They begin their dialogue with the universal quotation marks on the new paragraph.
ReplyDeleteIn dialogue, the punctuation is set as quotation marks, dialogue, ending quotation marks, and either a period to end the sentence dialogue or it could also be followed by a comma and dialogue tags.
When omitting dialogue tags, it is okay to utilize them when a thought of the narrator is interrupted by dialogue.
Capitalization is needed for proper nouns whether it be names, locations, or specific objects. Aside from proper noun capitalization, the beginning of every sentence is capitalized, even in dialogue.
Before you start a new speaker or start dialogue you have to introduce the character and what they are doing. For example..." A few seconds later, my sister appeared and asked.." you have to let the reader know what is going on. The quotation marks are before/outside what the person says and the period is inside the quotation mark. Its okay to omit when there are two people talking because its easier to understand. Its more difficult to understand with more than two. The beginning of the quote is capitalized.
ReplyDelete1) I know a new speaker has started talking with two things happen. First, the author ends a dialogue with a quotation mark; second, the author starts a new paragraph with new quotation marks.
ReplyDelete2) The punctuation belongs inside the quotation marks. For example, in a person was asking a question, the question mark would belong inside the quotation mark, not outside.
3) It is okay to omit dialogue tags when we already know who the people are. For example, in "Calling Home", since the author described her sister and said she was talking to her, she didn't have to say the same thing over and over again since the audience knew it was a conversation between the author and her sister.
4)The first letter of the quotation mark needs to be capitalized. It's because that word indicates the start of a sentence; thus, we need to capitalize it.
4) proper nouns as well.
Delete3) If it's obvious, we can erase the dialogue tags. Put dialogue before to emphasize who is saying it.
Delete1.)you show a new reader has started speaking by quotation marks around the sentence, by starting a new paragraph and indenting that paragraph
ReplyDelete2.)Punctuation belongs at the end of each sentence inside the quotation mark
3.)Its okay to omit dialogue when there is mutual understanding between both speakers
4.)The beginning of the quotation and proper nouns