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Dinner Table Conversation: True Or False

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The author uses the dinner table conversation to make the characters seem real by having the characters have drama and commotion. Many families tend to have very complicated dinner conversations because of the stress others put on them. The mother and father are trying to discuss important matters, but the kids are causing trouble by crying, screaming, and spilling milk. Some families have dinner conversations like the one described in the passage, so it makes the characters seem realistic.. Ultimately, the author makes the characters seem real by dinner table commotion.

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