LQ: Can I understand direct speech?

What is the correct name for this punctuation?

• Inverted commas

• 66 and 99

• commas

• apostrophes

Which sentence shows accurate use of inverted commas?

• Mowgli shouted, "Help me! I'm lost!"

• Mowgli shouted help help!

• Mowgli shouted he needed help.

• "Mowgli shouted" Help me! I'm lost!"

What sentence shows direct speech punctuation correctly?

• "he has been snatched by the monkeys!" roared Baloo loudly.

• "He has been snatched by the monkeys!" roared Baloo loudly.

• "he has been snatched by the monkeys! roared Baloo loudly."

• he has been snatched by the monkeys! "roared Baloo loudly."

What punctuation is missing from the sentence below?

"Help me" screamed Mowgli

• capital letter

• comma

  ,

• exclamation mark

  !

• question mark

  ?

Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for direct speech?

• "Help me!" screamed Mowgli.

• "Help me?" screamed Mowgli.

• "Help me"! screamed Mowgli.

• Help me! screamed Mowgli.

A conversation between two or more people in a book is called a.......

• phrase

• message

• chat

• dialogue