An action tag shows who is speaking without actually saying 'Joe said' or 'Mary asked.' For instance: Joe slung his arm around his friend's shoulders. "Well, we could just ask her." Or: Mary put her glass down on the coffee table with a thud. "Perhaps I'm being dumb. Why should I leave?"
A simplistic answer, I know, but I think it shows what an 'action' tag is.
--Jan.
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