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Rules of direct speech punctuation
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1
Which sentence is an example of indirect or reported speech?
Harriet cried, "I've lost my purse!"
" Listen to the birds singing," said Tom.
Tom told me to listen to the birds singing.
The birds are singing.
2
We use speech punctuation to...
to make our work look good
keep the teacher happy.
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
3
The words which introduce the direct speech are called the ...
introduction
reporting clause
speaker clause
who is speaking clause
4
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
It doesn't need the comma.
Missing full stop at the end
It's too short.
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
5
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
He replied, "Because it's not fair "
He replied "Because it's not fair."
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
He replied, "because it's not fair."
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Which of these are speech marks?
'
"
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,
7
Lilly asked me to help her unpack the shopping. This is an example of indirect speech or reported speech.
True
False
8
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks, said Jay.
"I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks," said Jay.
"I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks, said Jay."
"I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks, said Jay.
9
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
Never
When we feel like it.
After every full stop.
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
10
Which one of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
"Because it's not fair," he replied.
"because it's not fair," he replied.
"Because it's not fair." he replied.
"Because it's not fair." He replied.
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"Please help me unpack the shopping," asked Lilly - This is an example of direct speech.
False
True
12
Direct speech is....
someone telling it like it is.
someone speaking to only one person.
someone talking to an audience.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
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Speech marks are also called...
inverted commas
quotation marks
speech commas
direct marks
14
Which sentence is an example of direct speech?
" Would you like a drink?" asked Lilly.
Lilly said that she was not thirsty.
Lilly asked me if I would like a drink.
Lilly said she would like a drink.
