Oh Dialogue Tag –The present I wish I had received sooner.
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Thy mystery confounds me.
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Name/pronoun and say verb variation
Thou never included within quotation
Used sparingly & interweaving narrative.
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To introduce, identify, add context.
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When at the start, add comma then quotation.
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End pronoun lower case and finish with punctuation.
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Followed by comma inside a quoted sentence
First half quotation, capital, set off by comma
The second half starts lower case
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Thou stops with a period amid sentences complete.
Examples:
“Merry Christmas,” said Jess, “and a Happy New Year!”
“You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch.” She looked at me and sang. “You really are a pill.”
Jess mumbled, “Bah humbug!”
“Happy Chanukah,” she said.
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