Direct Speech punctuation

"Stop yelling at me." said Susan.

• said should be Said.

• The first full stop should be a comma

• at should be 'on'

• The second full stop is unnecessary

Name ALL the problems with this sentence: Mpho said, "wow Jane you look ravishing".

• wow should be capitalised

• Mpho said should be at the end of the sentence

• There should be a comma after Jane

• the full stop should be before the speech marks close

• There shouldn't be a comma after said.

What is wrong with: "Please stop shouting, Harry." "I have a headache," explained Susie.

• the comma should be after the speech marks

• The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there

• The comma before Harry shouldn't be there

• There is nothing wrong with the punctuation.

• The first full stop should be a comma.

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

• Before closing speech marks

• After closing speech marks

• After the word 'said'

• After the word 'would'

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

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Seldom

Name ALL the punctuation problems with the following: "Shut up Sue," yelled Mark. "bite me", replied Sue.

• We shouldn't say 'shut up'

• "bite me" should be "Bite me"

• The second comma should come before the speech marks

• the first comma shouldn't be there

• Bite me should be on a new line

"What took you so long?" The problem is?

• The speaker hasn't been identified

• The question mark should be an exclamation mark

• The question should be rhetorical

• There should not be any speech marks

Which of these sentences is using speech marks correctly?

• "I'm looking for a dragon," said Pete. "Have you seen him?"

• "I'm looking for a dragon, said Pete "have you seen him?"

• I'm looking for a dragon said Pete have you seen him?

Which of the following dialogue is written using the correct punctuation?

• Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen."

• Sam yelled ",Mom, where did I put my green pen!"

• Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen?"

• Sam "yelled Mom, where did I put my green pen?"

"You must always finish your greens before you start dessert___ " reminded Father.

In the above quote, what punctuation should be placed in the space between the end of "dessert" and the end quotation mark?

• a full stop (period)

• an exclamation point

• a question mark

• a comma