Meaning of dialogue tag | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dialogue, tag.
2. A sentence part that attributes a piece of written dialogue to its speaker. (e.g. In "Get out of here," he said, "he said" is a dialogue tag.)

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Examples

“Not every paragraph of dialogue needs to have⟳ a dialogue tag attached to it.”

“Sometimes inexperienced writers will discover⟳ the useful tool of tacking on detail to a dialog tag with a present⟳ participal or adverbial phrase: "It's too late," she said, closing the door.”

“A dialogue tag has to indicate⟳ sound⟳”

“An alternative style forsakes italics altogether and assigns a dialogue tag: This is going nowhere, he thought.”

“A line of dialogue followed by a dialogue tag looks like⟳ this: “Nothing suits me better than a fried egg on toast early in the morning,” Billy said.”

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