Punctuating what people say and laying out conversation. · about 12 minutes
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What is it? Quotation marks ("...") show the exact words a person says. In writing a conversation (dialogue), each speaker's words go in quotation marks and a new speaker starts a new line.
Why does it matter? Dialogue makes stories lively, and correct punctuation makes it easy to read.
Where do we use it? "Ravi said, "I am hungry."" "Where are you going?" asked Mum. Stories, comics, plays and reports.
In this lesson you will:
