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Punctuating Direct Speech

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Rules of direct speech punctuation

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1
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.
2
We use speech punctuation to...
keep the teacher happy.
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
3
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
Missing full stop at the end
It's too short.
It doesn't need the comma.
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
4
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
"I love shopping, Sophie explained"
"I love shopping," Sophie explained.
"I love shopping" Sophie explained.
"i love shopping," Sophie explained.
5
Which of these is an inverted comma?
'
.
"
,
6
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "It's not my fault" shouted Bethany.
!
.
"
;
7
Direct speech is....
someone speaking to only one person.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone talking to an audience.
writing about what someone said.
8
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
Never
After every full stop.
When we feel like it.
9
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.