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Direct Speech Punctuation

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Rules of direct speech punctuation

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1
Which of these is an inverted comma?
'
,
.
"
2
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.
3
What punctuation is missing?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
,
"
;
?
4
We use speech punctuation to...
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
to make our work look nice
keep the teacher happy.
5
Direct speech is....
someone telling it like it is.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone talking to an audience.
someone speaking to only one person.
6
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."
"Go away" she shouted.
7
What is wrong?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
It's too short.
Missing full stop at the end
It doesn't need the comma.
8
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
After every full stop.
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
Never
When we feel like it.