Punctuation and dialogue

Question 31speech and reporting boundaries · support

Which words should be inside quotation marks in: Mum said, Please bring a coat.?

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Please bring a coat. Mum said said, Please Mum said, Please bring a coat.

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Question 32speech and reporting boundaries · support

Which words should be inside quotation marks in: I can see the lighthouse, said Ruby.?

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said Ruby the lighthouse, said Ruby I can see the lighthouse, said Ruby I can see the lighthouse

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Question 33speech and reporting boundaries · core

Why are there no quotation marks in: Yusuf said that he was hungry?

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Quotation marks are only used for questions. It reports the meaning rather than quoting his exact words. The sentence is too short for quotation marks. Hungry people cannot be quoted.

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Question 34speech and reporting boundaries · core

Which sentence needs quotation marks around the exact spoken words?

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The librarian explained the whispering rule. The librarian asked us to whisper. The librarian said, Please whisper. The librarian said that we should whisper.

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Question 35speech and reporting boundaries · extension

Which sentence correctly leaves reported speech unquoted?

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Ella said that the match was cancelled. Ella "said that" the match was cancelled. Ella said, "that the match was cancelled." "Ella said that the match was cancelled."

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Question 36speech and reporting boundaries · core

In a story, what should usually happen when a different character starts speaking?

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Put a comma between the speakers' names. Remove all quotation marks. Keep both speakers inside one pair of quotation marks. Begin a new paragraph.

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Question 37speech and reporting boundaries · core

Which part identifies who spoke in: "The room is empty," whispered Zain?

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The room The room is empty is empty whispered Zain

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Question 38speech and reporting boundaries · support

Which punctuation surrounds the speaker's exact words in a written story?

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apostrophes used for missing letters hyphens brackets quotation marks

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Question 39speech and reporting boundaries · extension

Why is said lowercase in: "Who is there?" said Nina?

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It continues the sentence as a reporting verb. All words after question marks are lowercase. It is a name. Question marks cancel all capital letters.

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Question 40speech and reporting boundaries · extension

Why is He capitalised in: "I will help." He picked up a bag.?

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He is a reporting verb. Bag should also have a capital. He begins a new sentence describing an action. Every word after speech needs a capital.

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