Speech first: punctuation rules
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- Q1When a character speaks out loud in a text, what is it called?dialoguecharacter speechdirect speechreported speech30s
- Q2Which part of the following sentence is the direct speech? '"I'm frightened" the little boy nervously told his mum.'I'mfrightenedI'm frightenednervously told his mum30s
- Q3Which word instead of 'said' has been used in the following sentence? '"Don't worry" his mum replied kindly.'Don'trepliedkindlyworry30s
- Q4What are these " " punctuation marks called?apostrophesspeech marksinverted commas66 and 9930s
- Q5Why are inverted commas useful?to tell the reader the synonym for 'said' that the writer usedto mark the end of a sentenceto distract the reader with symbolsto signal the direct speech to the reader30s
- Q6Which is the best explanation as to why direct speech can be useful to include in writing?Direct speech helps us understand more about a character's feelings & behaviour.Direct speech helps us understand where a story is set.Direct speech helps us understand how a character moves.Direct speech helps us understand less about a character's feelings & behaviour.30s