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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Is this phrased naturally?

Hi teachers. Is this phrased naturally?

Husband: "Let me take her for a walk. You need some time off." He smiled at his wife. She smiled back. As he began walking away with the baby carriage, she yelled after him, "I love you."

  

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anonymous Husband: "Let me take her for a walk. " The style of this does not match the rest of the paragraph. g.

— GPY

  • anonymous Husband: "Let me take her for a walk.
  • " The style of this does not match the rest of the paragraph.
  • g.
  • in a play or film script.
  • The quotation marks are then normally omitted.
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anonymousHusband: "Let me take her for a walk. You need some time off."

The style of this does not match the rest of the paragraph. We normally use this style with a colon when the whole content is essentially dialogue (perhaps with some descriptions interspersed), e.g. in a play or film script. The quotation marks are then normally omitted.

Otherwise

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