Question

Which of the following statements about writing dialogue is correct?

Punctuation marks are placed outside of the quotation marks.
Each change of speaker equals a new paragraph.
Quotation marks surround the speaker’s words and the taglines.
The spoken words should not be capitalized or punctuated.

Answer 1

Answer:

Each change of speaker equals a new paragraph.

Explanation:

punctuation is placed on the inside of quotations

quotations surround the speakers words but not the taglines

spoken words should be capitalized and punctuated.

Answer 2

Answer:

Each change of speaker equals a new paragraph.

Explanation:

Punctuation marks DO go inside quotation marks.

Quotation marks do surround the speaker's words BUT not the taglines.

Spoken words ARE capitalized if they begin sentences or if they are proper pronouns.