Dialogue Punctuation

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English
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4th - 5th Grade
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Mona Omar
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are the TWO changes that need to be made in the direct speech below?
The fans shouted "come on!"
add a comma after fans
add a comma after shouted
the word 'fans' should be capitalized
the word 'come' should be capitalized
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which punctuation mark needs to be added to the direct speech below?
"What time are you heading to work" asked Joanne.
add a full stop after the word 'work'
add a question mark after 'work'
add a comma after 'work'
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which change needs to be made in the direct speech below?
"It all happened" said Michael, "just as my father had planned it."
add a comma after father
add a question mark after it
add a comma after happened
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which change needs to be made in the direct speech below?
“More times than you’ve had hot dinners, my lad. said Barnacle Bill.
add speech marks after 'lad'
add speech marks after 'dinners'
add speech marks after 'Bill'
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Where can the dialogue tag/ reporting clause added in a dialogue?
at the beginning
in the middle
at the end
at the beginning, middle or end of a dialogue
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which change needs to be made in the direct speech below?
"Are we there yet" moaned the children.
add a full stop after yet
add a question mark after yet
add a comma after yet
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