Punctuation and dialogue

Question 11speech and reporting boundaries · extension

Which sentence treats the action as a separate sentence correctly?

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"I see it. Mia pointed at the roof." "I see it" Mia pointed at the roof. "I see it." Mia pointed at the roof. "I see it," Mia pointed at the roof.

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Question 12speech and reporting boundaries · extension

Which sentence correctly attaches a reporting clause?

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"I see it." Mia said. "I see it" Mia said. "I see it, Mia said." "I see it," Mia said.

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Question 13speech and reporting boundaries · core

Which closing mark belongs inside the quotation in: The ranger asked, "Who has a torch__"?

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: , ' ?

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Question 14speech and reporting boundaries · core

Which closing mark belongs inside the quotation in: Theo replied, "I have one__"?

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an apostrophe a comma a colon a full stop

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Question 15speech and reporting boundaries · extension

Why is we lowercase in: "When the rain stops," said Grace, "we can leave."?

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The spoken sentence continues after the interruption. Grace is not the speaker. Pronouns never take capitals. Words in quotation marks cannot take capitals.

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Question 16editing dialogue in context · extension

A pupil writes: Ben said that "he needed a pencil." Which edit makes it consistent reported speech?

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Capitalise Needed. Remove the quotation marks. Put a question mark after pencil. Put quotation marks around Ben said.

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Question 17editing dialogue in context · core

A pupil writes: Sienna said, I have a spare pencil. Which edit marks the exact words correctly?

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Put quotation marks around Sienna said. Put an apostrophe after pencil. Put quotation marks around the whole sentence. Put quotation marks around I have a spare pencil.

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Question 18editing dialogue in context · core

Which revision preserves a shouted warning and correctly places its punctuation?

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"Stay back!" called the ranger. "Stay back! called the ranger." "Stay back"! called the ranger. "Stay back!," called the ranger.

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Question 19editing dialogue in context · core

Which revision preserves a spoken question and its reporting clause?

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"Did you see it?" asked Kai. "Did you see it" asked Kai? "Did you see it? asked Kai." "Did you see it," asked Kai?

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Question 20editing dialogue in context · extension

Which revision correctly makes the action after speech a separate sentence?

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"We won!" the players jumped up. "We won!" The players jumped up. "We won," the players jumped up. "We won! The players jumped up."

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