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Hope - Direct Speech Punctuation
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Rules of direct speech punctuation
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1
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
"Go away" she shouted.
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
2
What should replace the 'X' in this sentence? "Can you see a digger over thereX" Jensen asked.
!
,
?
.
3
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."
4
We use speech punctuation to...
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
to make our work look nice
keep the teacher happy.
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
5
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
It doesn't need the comma.
Missing full stop at the end
It's too short.
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
6
Which of these is an inverted comma? Note: Also called quotation marks or speech marks
,
'
"
.
7
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
,
"
;
?
8
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
Never
When we feel like it.
After every full stop.
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
9
What is missing in this sentence? Help me! Michael yelled.
comma
exclamation mark
quotation / speech marks
capital letter
10
Direct speech is....
someone telling it like it is.
someone talking to an audience.
someone speaking to only one person.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
