Dialogue

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Dialogue
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Dialogue

• Conversation between two or more (2) characters
  in a story

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Mechanics of Dialogue

• Use quotation marks to show the characters
  own words

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Mechanics of Dialogue

• Use quotation marks to show the characters
  own words
• Always begin a new paragraph when the speaker
  changes

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Mechanics of Dialogue

• Use quotation marks to show the characters
  own words.
• Always begin a new paragraph when the speaker
  changes.
• Do not use quotation marks to show that a
  character said something.

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Example

• Marcy asked, Where are we going? Mom said
  that we were going to the mall.

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Punctuating Dialogue

• Use commas to separate most quotations from the
  rest of the sentence.
• Example
• Do you understand, said Mr. Gray, that the
  problem needs more work?

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Punctuating Dialogue

• Mr. Gray said, Do you understand that the
  problem needs more work?
• Do you understand that the problem needs more
  work? said Mr. Gray.
• Do you understand, said Mr. Gray, that the
  problem needs more work?
• Mr. Gray said that the problem needs more work.

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The punctuation in dialogue is always on the left
of the quotation marks.

• Do you understand, said Mr. Gray, that the
  problem needs more work?

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78

• Where did you find that he asked in surprise
• My report is ready said Travis it is about
  rockets.
• Yesterday he interrupted I wasnt there
• John answered open the back door
• Safe the umpire shouted.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78

• 1. Where did you find that? he asked in
  surprise.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78

• Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
• My report is ready, said Travis. It is about
  rockets.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78

• Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
• My report is ready! said Travis. It is about
  rockets.
• Yesterday, he interrupted, I wasnt there.

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78

• Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
• My report is ready! said Travis. It is about
  rockets.
• Yesterday, he interrupted, I wasnt there.
• John answered, Open the back door!

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Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet p. 78

• Where did you find that? he asked in surprise.
• My report is ready! said Travis. It is about
  rockets.
• Yesterday, he interrupted, I wasnt there.
• John answered, Open the back door!
• Safe! the umpire shouted.