Speech & Quotation

Which two names can you give to speech marks?

• Inverted commas

• 66 and 99

• Quotation marks
• Speech apostrophes

Speech marks indicate...

• Who is actually speaking
• What a person has said
• How loud someone is talking
• The way they are talking

Which is correct?

• How many pumpkins did you eat asked mum, horrified. There are only two left and the box was full.

• "How many pumpkins did you eat?" asked mum, horrified. "There are only two left and the box was full."

• How many pumpkins did you eat"? asked mum, horrified. "There are only two left and the box was full."

• "how many pumpkins did you eat? asked mum", horrified. There are only two left and the box was full."

Which is correct?

• It’s Halloween and time to have a general election announced Mr. Johnsoff. And I’m going to win hands down.

• "it’s Halloween and time to have a general election," announced Mr. Johnsoff. "and I’m going to win hands down."

• "It’s Halloween and time to have a general election," announced Mr. Johnsoff. "And I’m going to win hands down."

• It’s Halloween and time to have a general election," announced Mr. Johnsoff. "And I’m going to win hands down."

Which is correct?

• "Don’t forget to wear a scarf and hat mum," reminded me. It’s -20º today."

• "Don’t forget to wear a scarf and hat," mum reminded me. "It’s -20º today."

• don’t forget to wear a scarf and hat mum," reminded me. It’s -20º today.

• "Don’t forget to wear a scarf and hat," mum reminded me. It’s -20º today.

Select the sentence that has used inverted commas correctly.

• Don't listen to me, "said Mark."
• Don't listen to me, said Mark.
• "Don't listen to me," said Mark.
• "Don't listen to me, said Mark"

Select the sentence that has used inverted commas correctly.

• Jack whispered,  are we safe yet?
• Jack whispered, " Are we safe yet?"
• "Jack whispered, are you we safe yet?"
• "Jack whispered," Are we safe yet?

Choose the sentence which uses inverted commas correctly.

• "Be careful with that!" shouted Alex.

• "Be careful with that! shouted Alex"

• Be careful with that! "shouted Alex"

• "Be careful" with that! shouted Alex.

Choose the sentence which uses inverted commas correctly.

• "We're having a party next week," said David.

• "We're having a party next week said David"

• We're having a party next week, "said David"

• We're "having a party next" week said David.

Which of the following is a speech mark rule?

• Only famous quotes need speech marks
• Only what someone says is within the speech marks

• The speech marks include the speaker
• You only need speech marks at the end of a conversation