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Use action and dialogue together - Online practice 1

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Original story opening: Wind rattled the greenhouse door. 'The latch is loose,' Mina said, holding back from the door while Theo fetched the caretaker. Continue the existing situation rather than ignoring its problem. Description, action and dialogue should help the reader follow what changes. Keep speech punctuation and paragraph changes clear.

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