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Duplicate of Direct Speech Punctuation

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1
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
Missing full stop at the end
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
It's too short.
It doesn't need the comma.
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."
3
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
"
?
,
;
4
Which of these is an inverted comma?
.
,
'
"
5
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new paragraph?
After every full stop.
Never
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
When we feel like it.
6
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
"Go away" she shouted.
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
7
How many Golden Rules of speech punctuation are there?
0
83
4
5
8
Direct speech is....
someone talking to an audience.
someone telling it like it is.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone speaking to only one person.
9
We use speech punctuation to...
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
keep the teacher happy.
to make our work look nice
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
10
How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: he cried its not over
6
4
3
5