Question

are speaker tags required everytime when speaker changes? a. never b. everytime c. only on some occasions

Answer 1

Speaker tags are required to be changed b. every time.

But when it is obvious that speaker is present in the conversation between two characters the speaker tag is not required.

It is also purely the author's choice to use the speaker tag or not. This technique is used by mystery novelists or horror novelists.

Answer 2

Speaker tags required every time when speaker changes Every time

Option (b)

EXPLANATION:  

• Speaker tags are used in dialogues or conversations when there is more than one person involved in the conversation.
• It is used to clearly mention who exactly is the speaker and enables the readers to know about the speaker.
• If the speaker tag is not used the reader may not be able to distinguish between different speakers and this would create a situation of confusion. That's why speaker tags are used 'every time when speaker changes'.