Punctuation and dialogue

Question 21punctuating direct speech · core

Which word should begin with lowercase in: "Can we start?" Asked Freya?

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Asked None of them Can Freya

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Question 22punctuating direct speech · core

Where should the closing quotation mark go in: "The bridge is safe, said the guide.?

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immediately after the comma after safe before safe after said after guide

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Question 23punctuating direct speech · core

Where should the opening quotation mark go in: Luca said, The door is stuck."?

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immediately before stuck immediately before said immediately before The immediately before Luca

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Question 24punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? "Please wait outside," said "the nurse."

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The reporting words the nurse should not be in quotation marks. Wait should have a capital letter. Please needs a lowercase letter. The comma should be an apostrophe.

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Question 25punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? "Where did it go," asked Finn.

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The spoken question needs a question mark instead of the comma. The closing quotation mark belongs after Finn. Finn should be lowercase. Where should be lowercase.

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Question 26punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? "The cake is ready", said Bea.

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Ready should begin with a capital. The comma belongs inside the closing quotation mark. The name Bea must be lowercase. The quotation needs no opening mark.

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Question 27punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? Dad asked, "where are your shoes?"

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The question mark belongs after Dad. Asked must have a capital letter. Shoes must have a capital letter. Where needs a capital letter.

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Question 28punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? "Stop!," cried Arun.

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Arun should be lowercase. The comma after the exclamation mark should be removed. Stop should be lowercase. The exclamation mark belongs outside the quotation.

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Question 29punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? "Can I help?," asked Mei.

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Mei should be lowercase. The opening quotation mark should be removed. The comma after the question mark should be removed. The question mark should be an apostrophe.

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Question 30punctuating direct speech · core

What is wrong with this draft? "I agree." said the captain.

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Remove both quotation marks. Replace the full stop after agree with a comma. Change agree to Agree. Replace the full stop after captain with a comma.

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