對話的問號放哪裡？

放在引號之內，例如 "Where are you going?" asked Tom。

為甚麼不宜用 very？

把 very messy 寫成具體畫面，例如衣服鋪滿地板、書疊在床上，讀者才看得見。

小學英文短篇故事寫作第二份：對話、細節與時態一致

練對話標點、過去進行式、以具體細節代替 very，並全篇保持過去式。

練習重點　寫故事要一路用過去式；描寫用具體細節，比加 very 更有畫面。

基礎Change to the past tense: They eat lunch in the park.
基礎Punctuate the dialogue: “Where are you going” asked Tom.
基礎Fill in the past tense: At last, the boy ___ (find) his lost dog.
基礎Fill in the past tense of “see”: Yesterday I ___ a rainbow.
進階Which is the better story opening? (A) It was a normal day. (B) The day the river turned red, Mia was still asleep.
進階Join with “when”: We were having dinner. The lights went out.
進階Fill in the past continuous: At 8 p.m. last night, Ken ___ (do) his homework.
挑戰Rewrite with one concrete detail instead of “very”: The room was very messy.
挑戰Fill in: We packed our bags ___ we left the hotel.
錯題重練改錯：Suddenly, the door opens and a stranger walks in.

題號	答案	一句解說
1	They ate lunch in the park.	eat 的過去式是不規則形 ate。
2	“Where are you going?” asked Tom.	引述的問句問號要放在引號之內。
3	found	find 的過去式是不規則形 found。
4	saw	see 的過去式是不規則形 saw。
5	(B)	具體而帶懸念的開頭，比空泛的「平常一天」更能吸引讀者。
6	We were having dinner when the lights went out.	when 接突然發生的事，前面用過去進行式。
7	was doing	過去某一刻正在進行，用 was/were 加 -ing。
8	Clothes covered the floor and books were piled on the bed.	用具體細節代替 very 一類空泛形容詞，畫面更清楚。
9	before	先後次序要講清楚：收拾行李在離開酒店之前。
10	Suddenly, the door opened and a stranger walked in.	敘事過去式要保持一致，opens／walks 都要改過去式。

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