Direct Speech (P3)

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• My dad is a great basketball coach, "said Josie."

• "My dad is a great basketball coach, said Josie."

• "My dad is a great basketball coach," said Josie.

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• Tomorrow we'll go to the airport to watch planes land" said Grandma.

• "Tomorrow we'll go to the airport to watch the planes land", said Grandma.

• "Tomorrow we'll go to the airport to watch the planes land," said Grandma.

Choose the sentence that is correct.

• "My uncle is a fabulous artist, bragged DeeDee."

• "My uncle is a fabulous artist," bragged DeeDee.

• "My uncle is a fabulous artist. bragged" DeeDee

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today?" asked Jill.

• "Hello, Jack. How are you today. asked Jill.

• Hello, "Jack." How are you today?" asked Jill.

A comma should go AFTER which word in the sentence below?

Miller whined "Are we there yet?"

• whined

• Miller

• yet

You should ______________ the first word of a quotation and first word of each sentence.

• indent

• capitalize

• underline

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• "Hi," Shelly replied, "my name is Shelly Rutt."
• Hi Shelly replied. My name is Shelly Rutt.
• "hi" Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt
• Hi, Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt."

Choose the sentence with correct quotations and punctuation.

•  "rhonda said i love dogs?"
•  Rhonda said,  "i love dogs"
•  Rhonda said, "I love dogs."

What is missing from the following sentence?

Gregory said "I can't let my sister go to the ball."

• A comma

• A set of quotation marks

• A capital S on said

• Nothing, it is already correct

Which sentence below has the correct punctuation and capitalization?

• My neighbor asked, "Can I borrow your flashlight?

• My neighbor asked, "Can I borrow your flashlight?"

• My neighbor asked, "can I borrow your flashlight?"

• My neighbor asked, "Can I borrow your flashlight."