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Direct Speech Punctuation

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Rules of direct speech punctuation

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1
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
"Go away" she shouted.
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
2
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
3
Direct speech is....
someone telling it like it is.
someone speaking to only one person.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone talking to an audience.
4
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"Stop"! said the teacher.
"Stop!" said the teacher.
Stop, said the teacher.
Stop!, said the teacher.
5
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Mom said, "Don't play ball in the house"!
mom said, "Don't play ball in the house!"
Mom said dont play ball in the house.
Mom said, "Don't play ball in the house!"
6
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
When we feel like it.
Never
After every full stop.
7
How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: he cried its not over
3
6
5
4
8
We use speech punctuation to...
keep the teacher happy.
to make our work look nice
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
9
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.
10
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
;
"
?
,