Direct Speech punctuation
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English
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9th - 10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
"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
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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'
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?
Yes
No
Sometimes
Seldom
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"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
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