Which statement best describes the role of dialogue?
Read the script.Owen: So, I guess I have hockey practice tonight.Dad: Yes. I bet you’re looking forward to getting back out on the ice with your friends. Coach Locke will probably intensify your workout this week.Owen: Probably. I wonder what time practice will wrap up.Dad: The usual time, I suppose. Why?Owen: I’m not done with my geometry homework, and I have quiz in World History tomorrow. I’m worried I can’t manage everything.
How do authors create conflict in stories?
Read this script.Sean: [Turning pages in an album] Remember the old dock at Grandma’s?Erin: [Smiling] Of course. I loved peering through the wooden slats and watching the minnows.Sean: We used to walk down there in our pajamas to watch the sun rise. I remember our early morning breakfasts . . .
Read this paragraph.Sophie believed that she deserved a raise. She had been earning the same wage for two years, and her work responsibilities had greatly increased. She was often asked to train new waitstaff, and she knew her employer valued her expertise. When her employer arrived at work, Sophie started the conversation.
Read this excerpt from A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen.Mrs Linde. I arrived by steamer this morning.Nora. To have some fun at Christmas-time, of course. How delightful! We will have such fun together! But take off your things. You are not cold, I hope. [Helps her.] Now we will sit down by the stove, and be cosy. No, take this armchair; I will sit here in the rocking-chair. [Takes her hands.] Now you look like your old self again; it was only the first moment--You are a little paler, Christine, and perhaps a little thinner.
Read this script.Sean: [Turning pages in an album] Remember the old dock at Grandma’s?Erin: [Smiling] Of course. I loved peering through the wooden slats and watching the minnows.Sean: We used to walk down there in our pajamas to watch the sun rise. I remember our early morning breakfasts . . .
Which statement presents a conflict?
Read this paragraph.Derek entered Room 101 and asked the teacher if he was in the right place for his drivers’ education class. When the teacher assured him that he was, Derek chose a textbook and a seat.
Read this dialogue.Randy: My bike tire is flat. I tried the air pump, but it isn’t helping.Hal: I bet the tube inside the tire is flat. I had to replace mine last fall. The guy at the bike shop showed my mom how to do it.Randy: That sounds complicated, and I really wanted to ride to the park this afternoon.
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