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Where in the dialogue should there be a paragraph break or paragraph breaks?

“You can pet my dog,” Eve said. “Her name is Maggie.” “She’s cute. I would love to pet her,” Ben replied.

Choose all answers that are correct.

A.
after the word cute

B.
after the word Maggie

C.
after the word said

User Yangsuli
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Whenever someone different starts to speak, there should be a new paragraph. In this case, a new paragraph should start when Ben starts to speak.  "B. after the word Maggie" is correct.
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