Question

1. which line contains an action beat instead of a dialogue tag? \we need to leave now,\ marcus warned. \do you think its safe?\ kayla asked. jasmine tightened the straps on her backpack. \im ready.\ \we should take the back exit,\ malik said confidently.

Explanation:

A dialogue tag attributes speech to a speaker (e.g., "warned", "asked", "said"). An action beat is a description of an action. In "Jasmine tightened the straps on her backpack. 'I'm ready.'", "tightened the straps on her backpack" is an action, not a dialogue - tag.

Answer:

Jasmine tightened the straps on her backpack. "I'm ready."