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Dialogue is simply the conversation between people. You use it because it's more interesting than just reading a description. Look at this example:

Bob told Rachel that he didn't want to go to the movie, but that he would rather go ice skating instead. He was thinking as he said this that he wanted to propose in a romantic way and that the movies would not be romantic at all. Rachel did not like the idea of ice skating because she thought that the new romantic movie which opened yesterday might give Bob some idea that he ought to wise up and marry her before she found someone else. The couple argued about this for several minutes before Bob convinced Rachel to go skating.

I hope that you don't think that is an interesting paragraph! Now look at the same scene with dialogue:

"I don't know, Rachel." Bob frowned at his girlfriend. "I was thinking we'd go ice skating instead of sitting in a dark room staring at a screen."

Rachel put her hands on her hips. "'Love of My Life' just came out yesterday! The reviews are terrific and I want to see it."

Bob slipped one hand into his jacket pocket. The velvet box seemed to weigh a ton. He'd spent weeks picking out the perfect ring, and now Rachel was going to ruin his idea for a romantic proposal! He stepped close to look into her eyes. "Rachel, sweetheart, I promise we'll see the movie another day. I want to wrap my arms around you and fly across the ice just like we did the first day we met. Remember how much fun we had?"

She smiled. "I remember you fell on your arse in front of my parents."

"I'll fall for you anytime, darling!"

Rachel sighed. "OK. I'll go skating with you ... but you owe me a romantic evening at the movies."

Bob smiled as he closed the door behind them. She'd see how romantic an evening at the skating rink would be when their song played on the speakers and he got down on one knee in front of the whole room!

Now you see why dialogue is necessary for an interesting story.

One of the primary intentions of fiction is to achieve verisimilitude, that is life-likeness. The writer wants the reader to believe or at least feel that the events described in the story are real. One way to do this (and its a good way) is to employ dialogue.
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Dialogue shows what people are saying to each other. Dialogue can advance the story line(s), describe places and people, and give insight into characters. Dialogue "tells" without simply telling. Simply telling makes boring writing and tedious reading.

Simple telling.

John and Sally walked down the lane. The stars seemed like mini-marshmallows set on velvet black. John wanted to pluck the marshmallow stars one by one and put them all together so Sally, whom he loved so much, would never be hurt again.

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John and Sally walked down the lane. "Look! The stars seem like mini-marshmallows set on velvet black," Sally whispered.

"I wish I could pluck the marshmallow stars one by one and put them all together so you will never be hurt again!" John said, pulling Sally closer. "I love you so much!"

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Dialougue is important because it makes a story more interesting to read. Read the followimg two paragraphs and decide which one you liked more:

"I want to go across town," Bill says to his friends. They nod in agreement.

"That'll be fun!" Lisa cries, excited to go shopping. Everyone gathers their coats to head out to drive across town.

Bill tells his friendshe wants to go across town. Everyone around him agrees. Lisa says she wants to go to the shopping areas. All the friends leave to head across town to have some fun.

The first one was probably better. Dialougue helps progress the story and make it interesting to the reader. A book with no dialougue would be boring!

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Dialogue is much more interesting than long descriptions! When you have people talking, you get a better idea what the characters are like than if you just write down what they look like and act like.

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To make it interesting and dramatic so that the reader has something to visualize his her own way

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