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Direct Speech Punctuation

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Rules of direct speech punctuation #punctuation

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1
How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: he cried its not over
4
6
3
5
2
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
,
"
;
?
3
Which of these is an inverted comma?
"
'
,
.
4
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
After every full stop.
When we feel like it.
Never
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
5
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
Missing full stop at the end
It doesn't need the comma.
It's too short.
6
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.
7
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
"Go away" she shouted.
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
8
Direct speech is....
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone telling it like it is.
someone talking to an audience.
someone speaking to only one person.
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.