Direct and Indirect Speech

What is a direct speech?

• A sentence that reports someone's words exactly as they were spoken.

• A sentence that indirectly reports someone's words.

• A sentence that asks a question.

• A sentence that gives information about someone.

Which punctuation marks are used to enclose a direct speech?

• Quotation marks

• Exclamation marks

• Question marks

• Commas

In a direct speech, where should the closing quotation mark be placed?

• After the punctuation mark that ends the quoted sentence.

• Before the punctuation mark that ends the quoted sentence.

• Before the punctuation mark that starts the quoted sentence.

• After the punctuation mark that starts the quoted sentence.

How should the first letter of the first quoted sentence be capitalized in a direct speech?

• With a capital letter

• With a lowercase letter

• With a capital letter only if it's a name or a greeting

• With a lowercase letter unless it's a name or a greeting

What should be used to separate the quoted speech and the reporting clause in a direct speech?

• Comma

• Period

• Question mark

• Colon

How should a direct speech with two quoted sentences be written?

• First sentence with a capital letter, second sentence with a lowercase letter

• Both sentences with a capital letter

• Both sentences with a lowercase letter

• First sentence with a lowercase letter, second sentence with a capital letter

What are the characteristics of a direct speech?

• Marked with quotation marks, first letter capitalized, separated from reporting clause with a comma

• Marked with exclamation marks, first letter capitalized, separated from reporting clause with a period

• Marked with question marks, first letter capitalized, separated from reporting clause with a question mark

• Marked with commas, first letter capitalized, separated from reporting clause with a colon

What is an indirect speech?

• A sentence that reports someone's words in a different form.

• A sentence that directly reports someone's words exactly as they were spoken.

• A sentence that asks a question.

• A sentence that gives information about someone.

What are the characteristics of an indirect speech?

• No quotation marks, no capitalization change, no comma to separate the reported speech and reporting clause

• No quotation marks, capitalization change, comma to separate the reported speech and reporting clause

• Quotation marks, capitalization change, comma to separate the reported speech and reporting clause

• Quotation marks, no capitalization change, no comma to separate the reported speech and reporting clause

How should the reported speech be written in an indirect speech?

• As a statement

• As a question

• As an exclamation

• As a command