Direct speech punctuation
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Aqilah Anuar
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Direct Speech Punctuation
quotation marks/speech marks/inverted commas
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Indirect vs direct speech
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Indirect speech
When we want to report what someone said without speech marks and without necessarily using exactly the same words.
Example:
He said he lived in the city centre.
He said he was going out.
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Direct speech
When we want to describe what someone said, we simply repeat what someone says, putting the phrase between speech marks.
Example
He said, "I live in the city centre."
He said, "I'm going out."
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Speech Marks' gang
speech marks
capital letter
comma
full stop/question mark/quotation mark
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Questions? Questions!
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Fill in the Blanks
For direct speech, you should put the phrase
Type answer...
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Multiple Select
Who are the members of Speech Marks' Gang/
full stop
quotation marks
apostrophe
comma
capital letter
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at the end
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Miss Mare looked up and answered in a horse voice, "There was a time when I was free to roam the forest."
comma outside
full stop inside
comma, quotation marks, capital letter, full stop, quotation mark
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A fox saw them fleeing and called out, "Where are you going?"
comma outside
question mark inside
comma, quotation marks, capital letter, question mark, quotation mark
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The girl cried, "Please don't leave me!"
comma outside
exclamation mark inside
comma, exclamation marks, capital letter, question mark, quotation mark
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Choose the correct answer.
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Multiple Choice
Finally it came down to the fox's testimony, and he said the rabbits told me
Finally it came down to the fox's testimony, and he said, "the rabbits told me."
Finally it came down to the fox's testimony, and he said, "The rabbits told me,"
Finally it came down to the fox's testimony, and he said, "The rabbits told me."
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Multiple Choice
Little John asked what's in your pack Pedlar?
Little John asked, "What's in your pack Pedlar?".
Little John asked, "What's in your pack Pedlar?"
Little John asked "What's in your pack Pedlar?"
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at the beginning
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"Yes, yes! A wooden cage," cried Rahul anxiously.
comma inside
no full stop, question mark or exclamation mark
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"Now, look, all of you!" he said.
no comma
exclamation mark inside
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"Excuse me, what did you say?" asked the girl.
no comma
question mark inside
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Choose the correct answer.
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Multiple Choice
Cage? What cage? I don't see any cage said the girl, looking all around.
"Cage? What cage? I don't see any cage", said the girl, looking all around.
"Cage? What cage? I don't see any cage," said the girl, looking all around.
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Multiple Choice
Plop is coming! replied the fox.
"Plop is coming!" replied the fox.
"Plop is coming!", replied the fox.
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Multiple Choice
Why make such a fuss then? the long-maned lion went on.
"Why make such a fuss then?", the long-maned lion went on.
"why make such a fuss then?" the long-maned lion went on.
"Why make such a fuss then?" the long-maned lion went on.
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Multiple Choice
What happened to it? he asked. Where's it got to now?
"What happened to it? he asked. Where's it got to now?"
"What happened to it?" he asked. "Where's it got to now?"
"What happened to it?", he asked. Where's it got to now?"
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Multiple Choice
But stripes cried Rahul, you promised you wouldn't. It is not fair for you to eat me when I set you free.
"But stripes," cried Rahul, "you promised, you wouldn't. It is not fair for you to eat me when I set you free."
"But stripes", cried Rahul, "you promised, you wouldn't. It is not fair for you to eat me when I set you free."
"But stripes" cried Rahul, "you promised, you wouldn't. It is not fair for you to eat me when I set you free."
Direct Speech Punctuation
quotation marks/speech marks/inverted commas
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