Question

There was loose, bulging linoleum on the floor. Marian felt

as if she were walking on the waves, but the nurse paid no
attention to it. There was a smell in the hall like the interior
of a clock. Everything was silent until, behind one of the
doors, an old lady of some kind cleared her throat like a
sheep bleating. This decided the nurse. Stopping in her
tracks, she first extended her arm, bent her elbow, and
leaned forward from the hips-all to examine the watch
strapped to her wrist; then she gave a loud double-rap on
the door.
"There are two in each room," the nurse remarked over her
shoulder
"Two what?" asked Marian without thinking. The sound like
a sheep's bleating almost made her turn around and run
back.
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Which excerpt from the passage is an example of dialogue?

Answer 1

"There are two in each room," the nurse remarked over her

shoulder

"Two what?" asked Marian without thinking.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dialogue is when a character speaks to another character. A character can speak to themselves (monologue). Marian and the nurse share one line remarks to one another, which is the only dialogue in this passage. The rest is imagery/narration.

Dialogue is identified by "quotation marks".

Quotation marks most often indicate dialogue, but do have other uses.

Such as for "Book Titles", or sarcasm.