Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Punctuating Dialogue

Rules for writing dialogue:
1. Put speech marks around the words being spoken.
2. Punctuate the speech before closing speech marks.
3. Start a new line for each new speaker.
4. Capitalize the first word in spoken phrase.


Gosh I hope that was no one I knew,” Calvin mumbled through his scarf. Mom offered Calvin some treats to warm him up.
You looked pretty cold coming up the hill, so I fixed you some hot chocolate and crackers with peanut butter,” she explained. Go wrap up in a blanket and take these in front of the fire. Here’s Hobbes and a comic book. Getting Toasty?” she asked.Uh huh. Thanks,” he replied.

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