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Direct and indirect speech
Direct and indirect speech
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Practice the rules and punctuation for direct and indirect speech,
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Reported (indirect speech) doesn't need speech marks.
False
True
2
Reported speech and direct speech are the same.
True
False
3
What punctuation is needed in direct speech?
Speech marks.
Usual punctuation + speech marks
Full stops, capital letters and commas.
None
4
Click on the direct speech sentence.
"Hi!" she replied.
She replied.
She replied to my greeting.
Boo!
5
Which punctuation would you NOT use in reported speech?
Commas
Speech marks
Capital letters
Exclamation marks
6
In REPORTED SPEECH: What did Dr Binocs say?
Dr Binocs said, "This is a prism."
Dr Binocs said that this is a prism.
He said that this is a prism.
He said that it was a prism.
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Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.
She said "let's go"!
"She said, "Let's go!"
She said, "Let's go!"
"She said, let's go!"
8
What is the correct verb form of EAT in reported speech?
eaten
am eating
was eating
ate
9
Choose the sentence that is REPORTED speech.
He told me that he was hungry.
He is hungry.
I am hungry.
He told me that he is hungry.
