1. Learning to listen. Learning to listen is essential to understanding a loved one. Take a moment to stop what you are doing and listen, not just hear. Turn off the TV or radio, listen to what your child or spouse has to say and try to understand the feelings they are conveying. 2.
8. When using a question mark or exclamation mark, there is no comma before the dialogue tag. “He asked you?” she gasped, obviously shocked by the news. 9. Use a comma before and/or after a name within a dialogue. “She loved her dog, Rocky, more than words could say.”. 10. Use italics for interior dialogue.
A setting (or backdrop) is the time and geographic location within a narrative, either non-fiction or fiction. It is a literary element. The setting initiates the main backdrop and mood for a story. The setting can be referred to as story world [1] or milieu to include a context (especially society) beyond the immediate surroundings of the story.