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Rules of direct speech punctuation

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1
What punctuation is missing?: "Be careful," shouted Bethany "the zombies are near."
;
?
,
"
2
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
Ben Franklin wrote "One day is worth two tomorrows."
Ben Franklin wrote, "One day is worth two tomorrows".
Ben Franklin wrote, "One day is worth two tomorrows."
3
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
"What if," my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"
"What if," my father worried "I can't find the car keys?"
What if my father worried, "I can't find the car keys?"
4
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
5
How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: He cried Its not over
5
4
6
3
6
Which of these is correct?
"Papyrus," I wrote, "was a kind of paper used by Egyptians."
"Papyrus," I wrote, "Was a kind of paper used by Egyptians."
Papyrus I wrote, "was a kind of paper used by Egyptians."
7
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
When we feel like it.
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
Never
After every full stop.
8
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
It's too short.
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
It doesn't need the comma.
Missing full stop at the end