A major feature of dialogue is that it moves the story forward in a more straight-forward way than a narrator’s explanation would. In the example, Ford and Arthur have barely escaped the demolition of the Earth, and the conversation they hold puts us into the scene and pushes the plot to the next episode. Moreover, the attitude of Ford, who doesn’t look directly at Arthur but suddenly changes the tone of his voice and stands up with a start, makes us have a feeling that something else is going on or is about to happen.

Characters can also evolve through dialogue. In fact, in every good dialogue, at least one of the characters should undergo a change of mood. In the example, Arthur is at first intrigued, questioning Ford about his past. He then suddenly remembers what happened a few minutes ago and returns to a state of shock, moving toward panic. The remembrance makes him angry, and he finally admits that he’s panicking. By the end of the conversation, Arthur is somehow resigned. As you can see, the character goes through a lot of different moods which would lose their effect if they were described by a narrator.

Dialogue increases the story’s pace and makes it more dynamic. It will always be harder to read a whole paragraph where the narrator explains step by step the same things a dialogue can transmit in a few lines. It is clear that the sample dialogue would be very different if a narrator had to explain how Ford recalls the guy with whom he came to the Earth fifteen years ago and how a scared Arthur realizes his planet has just disappeared.

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In the text, what does the author provide a list of?

Hoochie [10]

Answer:

A. It is a unfying day for americans.

Explanation:

Makes the most sense.

It does not look like the same question... kind of confused

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Jerry asked______the photo. (see)

stiks02 [169]

Answer:

Jerry asked <em><u>to see</u></em> the photo.

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Sort each group of words according to whether it is a clause or Not clauses

Svetach [21]

Answer:

Clause

Susan waited patiently

I swim

because she visited

Not Clause.

those zebras

bought a new skateboard

the girl in the relay race

Explanation:

A clause can be defined as a group of words that contains a subject and a verb or verb phrase. A clause contains a subject and a predicate and is part of a longer sentence and it can be the sentence itself.

How do we identify a clause?

Though, clauses come in four types: main, subordinate, relative, and noun.

They all have something in common. Every clause no matter its type and form has at least a subject and a verb.

In each of the group of words above, the presence of a subject and a verb makes it a clause else, it is not.

- those zebras (not a clause)

Why? Because it has no verb

- Susan waited patiently (a clause).

Why? It has a subject (Susan) and a verb (waited)

- bought a new skateboard (not a clause)

Why? Because it has no subject

- the girl in the relay race (not a clause)

Why? Because it has no verb

I swim (a clause).

Why? It has a subject (I) and a verb (swim)

because she visited (a clause).

Why? It has a subject (she) and a verb (visited)

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