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badtzphoto was wondering whether run-on sentences are allowed in dialogue. To answer this, we'll first take a closer look at the nature of run-on sentences and then explore what happens when one is used in dialog.

( With help from the cast of the classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee … )

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Happy Monday, fellow grammarians! Today we're going to answer the question, "How do you punctuate in dialogue?", a topic previously covered about two years ago, and we even have an initial example from Stargate SG-1 to work with that was provided by our anonymous questioner.

So let's take a look at the basic rules of punctuating dialogue, with examples from our friends over at Stargate SG-1, to determine if the bolded and bracketed section of the provided example is correct or not.

( How do you punctuate in dialogue? )

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Today’s article is about punctuating dialogue.

With dialogue punctuation, the important point, as with any aspect of writing, is to be clearly understood. You’re going to blunt the emotional impact of your fanfic epic if your reader can’t figure out what’s going on, and there are agreed-upon conventions to make sure that your reader is paying attention to your story rather than going, “Say what?” Jim and Blair from “The Sentinel” will assist with examples.
( Punctuating Dialogue )

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Welcome to a brand-spanking new type of content at

fandom_grammar. For the next three months, Friday content will consist of Blast From the Past articles, which will link to and expand on existing articles on questions we get asked again and again.

Have a topic you want to see brought up from the archives? Comment here.

This week's topic is punctuation, specifically how it interacts with dialogue:

First, we have links to our Grammar 101 articles about basic punctuation:

Grammar 101: Punctuation, Part 1 (periods, question marks, exclamation points, semicolons, and colons)
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skroberts

Grammar 101: Punctuation, Part 3 (hyphens, en dashes, slashes, quotation marks, and apostrophes)
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green_grrl

A common problem is where the commas go in dialogue tags (the he said, she said part of the sentence). This article lays out the rules:

Answer: Comma Use in Dialogue Tags
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melayneseahawk

If you're looking for more advanced punctuation, take a look at these two:

Answer: How do you punctuate high emotion?
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melayneseahawk

Answer: What is the correct punctuation for speech that "trails off"?
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theemdash

If you have any other questions about punctuation and dialogue, don't hesitate to take them to our Ask a Question post.

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Welcome to the final Grammar 101 post on Punctuation. ( Today we'll cover hyphens, en dashes, slashes, quotation marks, and apostrophes. )

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tejas asks: Should the sentence "Are you really sure you want to do that or would you rather live another day" end with with a period or a question mark?

Punctuation marks are cues to the reader as to how the text should sound. Commas indicate pauses, exclamation points indicate loudness or excitement, and question marks indicate the rise or fall of voice that comes with a question. ( Click here for the breakdown, with some examples from Stargate: SG-1. )

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verilyverity asks: How do you punctuate stammering speech?

with examples from Wonderfalls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NCIS, and Stargate: SG-1

There are few characters continually afflicted with a stutter or stammering speech, but occasionally characters get tongue-tied and writers have to somehow punctuate that speech. So, how do you punctuate a word to show a stutter, or punctuate a sentence for stammering speech?

There are two pieces of punctuation that will be your companions for these particular speech impediments: the hyphen and the comma.

( Stu-stu-stutter and, and, and Stammer )

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momebie.livejournal.com

Paragraphs, with answers for

haldoor and

callistosh65's questions on dialogue and paragraph formatting. – Examples from bandom(Panic at the Disco/Fall Out Boy), Trigun, and Good Omens.

What is a paragraph?

m-w.com defines a paragraph as 'a subdivision of a written composition that consists of one or more sentences, deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker, and begins on a new usually indented line'. While these things are all very true, the most important thing to remember when making sure your paragraphs are complete, is that a paragraph will always be a self-contained piece of writing that handles one complete point.

( Rather uncreatively taken from the Greek paragraphos. )

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Entries tagged with punctuation:dialogue

Answer: Are Run-on Sentences Allowed in Dialog?

Answer: How do you punctuate in dialogue?

Feature - punctuating with dialogue

Blast From the Past! Round Up: Punctuating In and Around Dialogue

Grammar 101: Punctuation, Part 3

Answer: question mark

Answer: How do you punctuate stammering speech?

Friday Feature: Paragraphs and Dialogue

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