Unit 1 Grammar Quiz

Turn the speech bubble into direct speech?

(Do not include a reporting clause)

(a)  

Which is the correct way of punctuating this direct speech: 'She said I am coming home now'.

• She said, 'I am coming home now.'

• She said 'I am coming home now'

• She said: 'I am coming home now.'

• She said 'I am coming home now.'

Which verb should be used in the reporting clause for the following scenario? Jimmy is excited about going on holiday next week. "I can’t wait for the holidays to begin!” ________ Jimmy.

• said

• exclaimed

• groaned

Choose the correct emotion that matches the adverb’s meaning. “Where are you going in such a big hurry?” asked my dad nosily.

• curious

• happy

• sad

Rewrite the incorrectly punctuated speech.

W”e will need to walk to school. The buses are on strike”.

Which adverb should be used in the reporting clause for the following scenario and speech?

Missy is worried about what her exam score is.

“I really don’t know if I did well or not,” sighed Missy ________

• happily

• reluctantly

• anxiously

Choose the correct way to manipulate the following sentence so the reporting clause is in-between the direct speech:

“Don’t worry about a thing. I have a cunning plan to help us get out of this problem,” stated Lucy confidently.

• “Don’t worry about a thing,” stated Lucy confidently, “I have a cunning plan to help us get out of this problem.”

• “Don’t worry about a thing. I have a cunning plan,” stated Lucy confidently, “to help us get out of this problem.”

• “Don’t worry,” stated Lucy confidently, “about a thing. I have a cunning plan to help us get out of this problem.”

• “Don’t worry about a thing. I have a cunning plan to help us,” stated Lucy confidently, “get out of this problem.”

What is the correct way to manipulate the sentence so the reporting clause is at the beginning of the direct speech?

• The child plaintively asked his parent, 'Why do we have to leave so early?'

• The child asked, 'Why do we have to leave so early?' plaintively.

• To his parent, the child asked plaintively 'Why do we have to leave so early?'

• 'Why do we have to leave so early?' asked the child plaintively to his parent.

Label the speaker and reporting clause in this sentence.

a

b

Reporting clause

Speaker