Quotation Marks in Dialogue
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Objective
I can correctly punctuate dialogue using quotation marks.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Direct speech shows the exact words someone said, while indirect speech reports what was said without using the exact words.
- 2
In narratives, reports, and newspaper articles, speech marks, also known as quotation marks, are used to indicate direct speech instead of speech bubbles.
- 3
When direct speech begins a sentence, the comma goes inside the speech marks; when it ends the sentence, the comma is placed outside the speech marks.
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Practice
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Add quotations to the following sentence: The coach said, we need to run faster.
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
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“Correctly punctuate the following sentence with quotation marks: The cat said I want tuna!”
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