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What is direct speech?
a) a character speaks their own words
b) a narrator reports what a character said
c) a character speaks without quotation marks
d) character speaks to another character
What is wrong with this dialogue?
a) The dialogue tags should be lowercase after the quotation marks
b) The dialogue tags should be separated by commas instead of periods
c) The dialogue tags should be omitted since they are unnecessary
d) All of the above
What are some ways to indicate a change of speaker in dialogue?
a) Indentation, paragraph breaks, quotation marks, and dialogue tags
b) Indentation, paragraph breaks, italics, and dialogue tags
c) Indentation, paragraph breaks, quotation marks, and action beats
d) Indentation, paragraph breaks, quotation marks, and dialogue tags or action beats
What's wrong with this dialogue?
a) The dialogue is too short and dull
b) The dialogue tags should be lowercase after the quotation marks
c) The dialogue tags should be separated by commas instead of period
d) The dialogue tags should be omitted since they are unnecessary
What's wrong with this dialogue?
a) The dialogue is too cliched and unrealistic
b) The dialogue tags should be after the quotation marks instead of before
c) The dialogue tags should be lowercase after the quotation marks
d) The dialogue tags should be omitted since they are unnecessary
What are some examples of dialogue tags?
a) He said, she asked, they whispered, I shouted
b) He smiled, she nodded, they shrugged, I frowned.
c) He ran, she jumped, they danced, I sang.
d) He thought, she felt, they imagined, I dreamed
Which of the following dialogue examples is incorrect and why?
a) A) is incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a comma.
b) B) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks, not a period.
c) C) is incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a comma
d) D) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks.
Which dialogue tag should you primarily use?
a) said
b) exclaimed
c) replied
d) stated
Which of the following dialogue examples is incorrect and why?
a) A) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a question mark.
b) B) is incorrect because there should be a question mark after the dialogue and before the quotation marks, not a comma.
c) C) is incorrect because there should be a question mark inside the quotation marks, not a comma.
d) D) is incorrect because there should be quotation marks around the dialogue.
Which of the following dialogue examples is incorrect and why?
a) A) is incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a comma.
b) B) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a period.
c) C) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks, not before.
d) D) is incorrect because there should be a comma before the dialogue tag and after the adverbial phrase, not after.
Which of the following dialogue examples is incorrect and why?
a) A) is incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a comma.
b) B) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks, not a period.
c) C) is incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the quotation marks, not a comma.
d) D) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the gerund phrase and before the dialogue tag.
Which of the following dialogue examples is incorrect and why?
a) A) is incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a comma
b) B) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks, not a period.
c) s incorrect because there should be a period after the dialogue and before the quotation marks, not a comma
d) D) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the adverbial phrase and before the dialogue tag.
Which of the following dialogue examples is correct and why?
a) A) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, not a period.
b) B) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks, not a period.
c) C) is correct because there is a comma after the dialogue and before the dialogue tag, and the dialogue tag is lowercase.
d) D) is incorrect because there should be a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks.
Which of the following dialogue examples is correct and why?
a) A) is correct because there is a question mark inside the quotation marks and a comma after the dialogue and before the tag
b) B) is correct because there is a comma after the dialogue tag and before the quotation marks, not a period.
c) C) is correct because there is a comma outside the quotation marks.
d) D) is correct because there are no quotation marks around the dialogue.
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