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Rules of direct speech punctuation
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How many Golden Rules of speech punctuation are there?
83
9
0
4
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Direct speech is....
someone talking to an audience.
someone speaking to only one person.
someone telling it like it is.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
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Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
"Go away" she shouted.
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
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What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
"
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,
;
5
Which of these is an inverted comma?
"
.
,
'
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We use speech punctuation to...
keep the teacher happy.
to make our work look nice
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
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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.
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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
4
6
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.
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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 doesn't need the comma.
It's too short.
Missing full stop at the end
