Topic Sentences
Dialogue
A topic sentence indicates what idea or thesis the paragraph is going to deal with. It should have an easy way to make sure the reader understands the topic of the paragraph . You should be able to easily summarize what the paragraph is about.
- Dialogue is enclosed in quotation marks and should not be confused for quoting from text.
- Dialogue is talking between two people so it should sound like an actual conversation.
- Dialogue usually uses dialogue tags such as “she said,” “he screamed,” “they murmured,” etc. Dialogue tags are a subject and a verb that indicate who is speaking and the method of the speech
- Here is how to punctuate a sentence that starts with the dialogue tag:
- Mary said, “Call me tomorrow.”
- When the dialogue tag is placed at the end of the sentence
- “Call me tomorrow,” Mary said.
- Now see what happens when the dialogue tag separates two sentences of quoted speech:
- “Call me tomorrow,” Mary said. “Have a nice evening.”
Paragraphs
PARAGRAPHS
English 120
Presented by: Reyna A. Nicole W. Raymond P. Lenore Lomeli
- A collection of related sentences dealing with a single topic.
- They can also be regarded as units with one adequately developed idea.
Bibliography
When to Start a New Paragraph
- https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/606/02/
- https://litreactor.com/columns/talk-it-out-how-to-punctuate-dialogue-in-your-prose
TRANSITIONS and SIGNPOSTS
Transitions- one or several sentences that transition from one point to the next
Examples of Transitional Expressions:
also, afterward, at last, even, however, in addition, in spite of, in conclusion
Signposts- internal aids to assist readers
The aim of this study is...
- when you begin a new idea or point
- to contrast information or ideas
- when your readers need a pause
- when you are ending your introduction or starting your conclusion
First of all, I'll....then I'll go on to