Question

"Good morning, Mr. Anthony," the girl smiled. "Oh, good morning, Barbara," the man answered. "You are up early today," he observed.
Which best describes where a paragraph break should be inserted?


A. A paragraph break should come after the word smiled and after the word answered.


B. A paragraph break should come after the word smiled.


C. A paragraph break should come after the word Barbara.


D. A paragraph break should come after the word answered.

Answer 1

Your answer is B) just got done taking the test and got results back.

Answer 2

In a dialogue, it is useful to separate the lines of speech given by each character in order to make the conversation clearer and avoid any kind of confusion among the audience. In this case the line of the girl should be separated from the line of the man. Therefore, the correct answer is B: A paragraph break should come after the word smiled.