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Duplicate of Direct Speech Punctuation
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Rules of direct speech punctuation
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1
How many Golden Rules of speech punctuation are there?
5
0
83
4
2
Which of these is an inverted comma?
,
.
'
"
3
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
"Go away" she shouted.
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
4
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."
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How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: he cried its not over (each " counts as one piece)
3
5
6
4
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Direct speech is....
someone telling it like it is.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone speaking to only one person.
someone talking to an audience.
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What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
It's too short.
It doesn't need the comma.
Missing full stop at the end
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What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
,
;
?
"
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We use speech punctuation to...
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
keep the teacher happy.
to make our work look nice
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When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
After every full stop.
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
When we feel like it.
Never
