Dialogue Punctuation Rules
Rule 1. Use quotation marks and commas to separate speech from the speech tags. Example: -“Hello,” he said. -He said hello. -“I’m here,” she whispered. Rule 2. Quotation marks (?) and exclamation points (!) go inside quotation marks and can take the place of commas. Example: -“Who are you?” she asked. -He shouted, “Damn!” Rule…