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Choose the best answer:
Are your uncle and aunt still here?

dialogue writing english

  1. Yes, they are

  2. They are fine

  3. Its ok, thanks

  4. We have a nice family.

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Correct Option: A

Arun is going on a trip with his friends. Complete the conversation with a suitable response:

Mother: Have you made sure you have everything you need?
Arun: Yes, I do Mom. Don't worry, I am sure I have packed everything.
Mother: Don't forget your tickets!
Arun: _______________

dialogue writing english

  1. I have it right here with my passport, Mom.

  2. I have safely placed the ticket in my backpack.

  3. Yes.

  4. I have it right here with my passport Mom.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The correct dialogue is Option A. Arun tells his mother that he has his tickets with him in his passport. The use of pronoun and the alignment of tense is also correct. The punctuation, comma (,) here, is appropriately used.
Option B is incorrect as the response is inconvenient and irrelevant here.
Option C is incorrect as the response is abrupt and inappropriate.
Option D is incorrect as the punctuation is not appropriately used.

Raj's mother fell ill all of a sudden and he had to look after her. So he couldn't go to his school. Complete the following conversation between him and his teacher:

Teacher: Raj, why were you absent yesterday?
Raj: ______________________

dialogue writing english

  1. Ma'am, my mother was ill, so I had to stay home to look after her.

  2. I'm very sorry but I had some urgent work.

  3. I missed school due to the fact that my mother had fallen ill.

  4. Mother had to be looked after; she was ill.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The correct response is Option A. Raj politely tells his teacher about his mother's illness and that he had to look after her. The use of pronoun, punctuation and the tense is appropriate.
Option B is incorrect as the response is incomplete and does not match the context.
Options C and D are incorrect as the tense in the sentences do not align to the context.

Complete the dialogue by selecting the right option:

Mother: Sam, ___________ (someone/a person) came by to see you today.
Sam: _____ (Is that so/Really)? Who was it?

dialogue writing english

  1. someone; Is that so

  2. someone; Really

  3. a person; Is that so

  4. a person; Really

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The correct answer is Option B. Since the visitor was a stranger, the mother uses 'Someone' to address him. Sam was in doubt about his identity and thus asked 'Really?'.
Options A, C and D are incorrect as the use of the pronoun or the expression does not align to the context appropriately.
'A person' signifies any person, maybe known or unknown thus not making the statement clear. 'Is that so' is generally used to portray disbelief in something and thus does not suit in this context.

Identify the correct response:

Interviewer: So, to what do you owe your success as a singer?
Singer: I had excellent instructors who always supported me.
Interviewer: I see. Which instructor had the most influence on you as a singer?
Singer: ___________________

dialogue writing english

  1. My first teacher has the most influence on me as a singer.

  2. Well, I think my first teacher had the most influence on me as a singer.

  3. Perhaps his first teacher had the most influence on him as a singer.

  4. My first teacher.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The correct response is Option B. The singer speaks of his experiences as a singer and who had an influence on him. The use of the tense and pronouns are also appropriate here.
Options A and C are incorrect as the responses do not use the correct tense and the correct use of pronoun respectively.
Option D is incorrect as it is an incomplete and inappropriate response.

Identify the best dialogue to complete the conversation:

Doctor: Hello Dave, so how are you feeling today?
Dave: Hello! Not too good, I'm afraid. I haven't been able to sleep very well the past few days. 
Doctor: I see, and why do you think that is?
Dave: _______________

dialogue writing english

  1. Well, I recently got promoted and have a lot more work lately.

  2. I work very hard and stay up late.

  3. The reason for my lack of sleep is that I have too much work to do.

  4. No reason.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The correct dialogue is Option A. Dave mentions about his promotion and that he is over-worked to the Doctor. The use of pronoun and the alignment of tense is also correct.
Option B is incorrect as the response sounds like a regular routine work and not a problem.
Option C is incorrect as the response is formal and indirect for the context.
Option D is incorrect as the response is abrupt and inappropriate.

Identify the right option:

And then I realised Jane said with a sigh that he lied to me.

dialogue writing english

  1. "And then I realised," Jane said with a sigh, "that he lied to me."

  2. And then I realised, Jane said with a sigh, that he lied to me.

  3. And then I realised, "Jane said with a sigh," that he lied to me.

  4. "And then I realised", Jane said with a sigh, "that he lied to me."

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
In dialogue writing, the dialogue is always written within double inverted commas. A comma separates a dialogue from the rest of the sentence. The period or a comma in a dialogue always remains inside the inverted commas.
The correct answer is Option A as it adheres to all the rules of the dialogue writing appropriately.
Options B, C and D are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of dialogue writing.

Identify the correct option:

I know. And the Saturday before that and the one before that. Don't you ever fancy something different, Bill?

dialogue writing english

  1. "I know." "And the Saturday before that and the one before that!" "Don't you ever fancy something different, Bill?"

  2. "I know. And the Saturday before that and the one before that! Don't you ever fancy something different, Bill?"

  3. "I know. And the Saturday before that and the one before that! Don't you ever fancy something different, Bill"?

  4. "I know, And the Saturday before that and the one before that, Don't you ever fancy something different, Bill?"

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In dialogue writing, the dialogue is always written within double inverted commas. A comma separates a dialogue from the rest of the sentence. The period or a comma in a dialogue always remains inside the inverted commas. If the dialogue includes a question, the question mark should be inside the inverted commas. Similarly, an expression of surprise should end with an exclamatory mark within the inverted commas.
The correct answer is Option B as it adheres to all the rules of the dialogue writing appropriately. The whole given expression is a dialogue and thus the whole of it is within inverted commas.
Options A, C and D are incorrect as they do not adhere to the format of dialogue writing.

When you are calling in a formal context (making calls related to employment, finances, law, health, or admissions), which of the following word(s) should not be used?

dialogue writing english

  1. Could

  2. May

  3. What's up?

  4. Thank you

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A dialogue involves exchange of thoughts among two or more people. Option C)what's up? is correct as it is too casual and cannot be used in a formal conversation. It would sound immature if such a greeting is used in a formal setting. 

The other options are incorrect as they can be used in a formal conversation. 

State whether true or false.

It is acceptable to use some of the informal features of the English language such as short forms and phrasal verbs during a telephonic conversation.

dialogue writing english

  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A dialogue is a two-way exchange of ideas, thoughts, etc. in words between two or more people. Option A) true is correct as a telephonic conversation can have some informal features. The other option is wrong as the given statement is correct. The correct answer is A)True.