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Dialogue Rules and Tips

Speaker tag= synonym for said + speaker name

Capitalize the first word of every direct quote.

Start a new paragraph every time the speaker changes.

Part One. Write a quote that will work for your character for each of the following examples.

1. “Direct quote,” speaker tag.

Example: “I can’t believe it,” she exclaimed.

“____________________________________________,” ________________.

2. Speaker tag, “Direct quote.”

Example: Randy offered, “She seemed so quiet at first.”

____________________, “__________________________________________.”

3. “Direct quote, “ speaker tag, “direct quote continued.”

Example: “I never knew,” the waitress revealed, “that you wanted a coffee.”

“_______________________,” ____________, “________________________.”

Part Two. Create a conversation between two characters. Vary your dialogue patterns, using at least two of the three patterns. Start a new paragraph every time the speaker changes.