Direct speech

Which is an example of a reporting clause?

• "She muttered"

• He said she muttered

• She muttered

• "They muttered"

When a character starts speaking, a writer should start ...

• A new page

• A new line

• A new reporting clause

• A new chart

In direct speech where can a reporting clause be used?

• Before speech

• In the middle of speech

• After speech

• All of the above

Where should the comma be placed in the following example? “I would love to” said Ben.

• Before second speech marks

• After second speech marks

• After the word 'said'

• Before question mark

Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Seldom

Reported speech does not need ...................

• Speech marks

• punctuation

• word

• colour

Reported statements are usually introduced by the conjunction ..............

• because

• that

• although

• despite

Reported commands are usually introduced by ............

• and

• so

• to

• because

Reported if/no questions are usually introduced by ............

• and

• so

• if

• because

In direct speech the words which are actually spoken go inside ..................

• question mark

• exclamation mark

• word

• speech marks