Direct speech: Varying punctuation and dialogue tags
Direct speech: Varying punctuation and dialogue tags
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to vary our punctuation marks in direct speech. We will also develop our understanding of how we can vary our dialogue tags for effect.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Arkell said “You should boil the pasta like this.”
Arkell said, “you should boil the pasta like this.”
Arkell said, “You should boil the pasta like this”
Arkell said, “You should boil the pasta like this”.
Q2.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Ellie said “Stop playing that awful song"
Ellie said “Stop playing that awful song".
Ellie said, “Stop playing that awful song”
Ellie said, “Stop playing that awful song”.
Q3.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
Shaquille said "Tennis practice has been cancelled."
Shaquille said "tennis practice has been cancelled"
Shaquille said “Tennis practice has been cancelled".
Shaquille said, “Tennis practice has been cancelled"
Q4.
Which sentence contains indirect speech?
Ellie said, “Stop playing that awful song."
Shaquille said, “Tennis practice has been cancelled.”
Q5.
Indirect speech contains the exact words used by the character/speaker.
True
6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following is NOT a dialogue tag?
He snarled
He whispered
She growled
She wept
Q2.
If the dialogue tag is positioned at the start of a sentence, you should give your pronoun a capital letter.
False.
Q3.
If the dialogue tag is positioned at the end of a sentence, you should give your pronoun a capital letter.
True.
Q4.
Which of the following sentences has been punctuated correctly?
"Don't worry," She said.
"Don't worry." Amy said.
"Don't worry" she said.
Q5.
Which of the following sentences has been punctuated correctly?
he said, "Don't worry."
He said, "Don't worry"
He said. "Don't worry."
Q6.
Which of the following dialogue tags best conveys the character's anger?
Edith bleated, "Get out!"
Edith bragged, "Get out!"
Edith gloated, "Get out!"