Speech Punctuation

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Jim asked "What colour?"

• Jim asked, "what colour?"

• Jim asked "What colour"?

• Jim asked, "What colour?"

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Yellow, replied Tony.

• "Yellow, replied Tony."

• "Yellow" replied Tony.

• "Yellow," replied Tony.

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "I want green" Sarah stated "because it's sour."

• "I want green," Sarah stated, "because it's sour."

• "I want green Sarah stated because it's sour."

• "I want green," Sarah stated, "Because it's sour."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "Fine" shouted Jim.

• "Fine!" shouted Jim.

• "Fine!" Shouted Jim.

• "Fine! Shouted Jim."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Sarah asked if Jim was upset.

• Sarah asked "if Jim was upset."

• Sarah asked if "Jim was upset."

• Sarah asked, "If Jim was upset."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "No" said Jim "it's just loud in here"

• "No," said Jim, "it's just loud in here"

• "No," said Jim, "it's just loud in here."

• "No," Said Jim, "It's just loud in here."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "I though he was mad," whispered Sarah. "Me too," said Tony.

• "I though he was mad," whispered Sarah.

  "Me too," said Tony.

• "I though he was mad,"

  whispered Sarah. "Me too," said Tony.

• "I though he was mad, whispered Sarah."

  "Me too, said Tony."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Tony shouted, "Do you want help?"

• Tony shouted, "Do you want help!"

• Tony shouted, "do you want help?"

• Tony shouted, "do you want help!"

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Jim called back that he was okay.

• Jim called back that he was "okay."

• Jim called back that, "He was okay."

• "Jim called back that he was okay."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "Enjoy!" He exclaimed.

• "Enjoy" He exclaimed!

• "Enjoy!" he exclaimed.

• "Enjoy" he exclaimed!