Speech punctuation + revision

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Jim asked "What colour?"

• Jim asked, "what colour?"

• Jim asked "What colour"?

• Jim asked, "What colour?"

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Yellow, replied Tony.

• "Yellow, replied Tony."

• "Yellow" replied Tony.

• "Yellow," replied Tony.

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "I want green" Sarah stated "because it's sour."

• "I want green," Sarah stated, "because it's sour."

• "I want green Sarah stated because it's sour."

• "I want green," Sarah stated, "Because it's sour."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "Fine" shouted Jim.

• "Fine!" shouted Jim.

• "Fine!" Shouted Jim.

• "Fine! Shouted Jim."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "No" said Jim "it's just loud in here"

• "No," said Jim, "it's just loud in here"

• "No," said Jim, "it's just loud in here."

• "No," Said Jim, "It's just loud in here."

Which is correctly punctuated?

• Tony shouted, "Do you want help?"

• Tony shouted, "Do you want help!"

• Tony shouted, "do you want help?"

• Tony shouted, "do you want help!"

Which is correctly punctuated?

• "Enjoy!" He exclaimed.

• "Enjoy" He exclaimed!

• "Enjoy!" he exclaimed.

• "Enjoy" he exclaimed!

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'

Which sentence is correctly punctuated?

• Mrs Peapell called down the corridor, "has anyone seen my favourite pen?"

• Mrs Peapell called down the corridor, "Has anyone seen my favourite pen"?

• Mrs Peapell called down the corridor "Has anyone seen my favourite pen?"

• Mrs Peapell called down the corridor, "Has anyone seen my favourite pen?"