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Dialogue . . .

• really talks to me

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If Kermit says, Hi Ho!

• Thats dialogue.

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You use dialogue every day.

• Its really just a fancy word for
• talking.

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Using dialogue is fun!

• But there are a few tricks you need to know so
  you can punctuate it correctly.

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• Always place quotation marks around dialogue.
• Herman asked, Whats for lunch?

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Herman asked, Whats for lunch?

• In addition to the quotation marks, a comma is
  needed to separate the dialogue from the tag.

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Herman asked, Whats for lunch?

• It is also important to place the punctuation for
  the dialogue INSIDE the quotation marks.

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Herman asked, Whats for lunch?

• Whats for lunch? Herman asked.
• List the differences you notice between these two
  sentences.

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• Im so happy its pizza, shouted George,
  because Im starving!
• This is a little more tricky
• Note The comma is inside the first closing
  quotation marks because the tag is in the middle
  of the dialogue.
• Also because begins with a lower case letter.

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You can use dialogue can tell a lot about a
character.

• Sophia shrieked, Sugah Pie, don evah talk ta me
  agahn!
• (Its okay to spell dialogue just like it sounds!)

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Now you know the rules!Be sure to use them in
your writing when your characters talk.
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Remember to make your writing exciting!

• Use powerful words to describe how a character
  speaks
• Did she scream, whisper, reply, shout, mutter,
  murmur, ask, or cry?
• Can you list some other ways she could speak?

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One last tip

• If you have two or more characters speaking, you
  must begin a new paragraph each time a new person
  speaks.

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Who is ready to fish first? asked
Mr. Jones. I am! shrieked Mortimer.
Mortimer! whispered Mr. Jones sternly,
Be careful! You are frightening away the fish!
Hey, fish! Come back! hollered
Mortimer.
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Dialogue

• Use it to make your characters seem alive!