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Unit 4: Dialogue Writing

l This exercise asks you to do this more formally, but generally speaking it’s helpful to notes
develop your ear by paying attention to the way people talk.
l You should remind your reader that your characters are physical human beings by
grounding their dialogue in the physical world.

l The rules for punctuating dialogue can be confusing: many writers need help getting them
right in the beginning. Take some time to learn the basics. A reader should get appreciate
your prose — not feel lost trying to follow your dialogue.

4.5 keywords

Dialogue: Conversation between two or more people.
Exposition: The part of a dialogue that provides the background information needed to
understand the characters and the action.

Filler Words: Words used when you’re speaking and you need time between your brain and
your mouth, so you fill that empty space with something that means nothing.
Intonation: A manner of producing or uttering tones, especially with regard to accuracy of
pitch.
Phrase: A sequence of words intended to have meaning.

4.6 review Questions

1. Describe a ‘dialogue’. Explain the concept of dialogue writing in your own words.
2. State the principles of effective dialogue writing based on formal situations.

3. How is dialogue writing based on formal situations different from that based on informal
situations? Give short examples to explain your answer.
4. Suppose you want to join the educational tour arranged by your school. You have to seek
permission from your father to join the tour. What would be the dialogue between you and
your father?
5. You visit a stationery shop to buy pens. Write the dialogue between you and the stationery
shop owner.
6. You have visited a doctor for a routine medical check-up. Write the dialogue between you
and the doctor.
7. Anand is a student of Physics studying at Science College in Delhi. He is interviewed by
an officer from a charitable organisation for a scholarship. Write the dialogues for the
interview.
8. You feel that you have the ability to handle more responsibilities in the organisation so you
meet your immediate senior to discuss the issue. Write the dialogue between you and your
immediate senior.
9. You have got a job and you called up your friend to give him the good news. Write a
dialogue between you and your friend.
10. Your handbag has gone missing since morning and you went to police station to lodge a
complaint. Write a dialogue between you and the police officer.

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