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Direct Speech Punctuation- Year 7
Direct Speech Punctuation- Year 7
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Rules of direct speech punctuation #punctuation
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"I'll be right back," said the doctor, "as soon as I eat lunch."
Correctly punctuated
Incorrectly punctuated
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."
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What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
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;
"
?
4
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
"Go away" she shouted.
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
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We use speech punctuation to...
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.
keep the teacher happy.
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What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
It's too short.
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
Missing full stop at the end
It doesn't need the comma.
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When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
When we feel like it.
Never
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
After every full stop.
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Direct speech is....
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone speaking to only one person.
someone talking to an audience.
someone telling it like it is.
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How many days of vacation do you have left.
Correctly punctuated
Incorrectly punctuated
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How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: he cried its not over
5
6
3
4
