Basic Info
What does maintaining mean?
To keep a conversation going
I had ice-cream for dessert!
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I love ice-cream!
Me too!
Nice!
Cool!
I had ice-cream for dessert!
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What flavor?
Where did you get it from?
Was it good?
Person 1: I had so much homework last night. I had to do a worksheet for math, read for 10 minutes, and practice spelling words.
Person 2: I am starving.
OFF TOPIC!
The topic was homework.
What is a comment?
A statement you make about what you heard
I am reading a great book.
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I like reading books.
Awesome.
Nice.
Me too!
I am reading a great book.
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What book?
What is it about?
Who is the author?
Person 1: My birthday was last weekend. I got to eat cake.
Person 2: Cool. What flavor was the cake?
ON TOPIC!
This was a related comment AND question!
What is a question?
Who, What, Where, When, Why, How requesting information
We are having pizza for dinner.
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Nice!
Enjoy!
Pizza is delicious!
I love pizza.
We are having pizza for dinner.
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Where is it from?
Who will eat it with you?
What toppings do you like?
Person 1: I beat level 3 in Robolox!
Person 2: I am on level 2. I love Robolox!
ON TOPIC!
Both were talking about Robolox!
What does on topic mean?
Related (connected) to information
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Central Park is fun.
I live near Central Park.
I went two weeks ago.
Last weekend, I went to Central Park.
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Who did you go with?
Where did you enter?
What did you do there?
Person 1: Did you know that Magic School Bus is on TV tonight?
Person 2: I hurt my arm at the park today.
OFF TOPIC!
This was unrelated to the topic (TV shows)!
What does off-topic mean?
Not related (not connected) to the information
I have a soccer game tomorrow.
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Cool!
Have fun!
Good luck!
I like soccer.
I have a soccer game tomorrow.
Answers may vary. Some acceptable answers:
Where is the game?
When is it? (time?)
Who is on your team?
What position do you play?
Student: My birthday is in one month.
OFF TOPIC!
The student should have talked about what they did over the weekend to stay on topic!