Speech three ways

English

In this unit, pupils learn how to use the colon and the semi-colon.

In 'Speech punctuation, parenthesis and apostrophes', pupils learnt to punctuate a speech interrupted sentence. In this unit, pupils will learn how to use the colon and the semi-colon. 

Punctuation 

to say what they were doing as they spoke

What is the purpose of a reporting clause?

Which of the following can we see in this reporting clause? 'muttered Alex coldly, pushing his hair away from his eyes'

The woman enquired angrily, "Is no-one working here today"?

The woman enquired angrily "Is no-one working here today?"

The woman enquired angrily, "Is no-one working here today?"

Which speech second sentence is punctuated correctly?

"What's the problem" Aisha demanded crossly with her arms folded.

"What's the problem?" Aisha demanded crossly with her arms folded.

"what's the problem?" Aisha demanded crossly with her arms folded.

Which speech first sentence is punctuated correctly?

"Now, let's get moving!" bellowed Mr Martinez. 

Mr Martinez bellowed, "Now, let's get moving!"

"Now," bellowed Mr Martinez, "let's get moving!"

Match the type of speech sentence to the example.

"You have to come" whined Jacob, "or I'll be the only one there!"

"You have to come," whined Jacob, "or I'll be the only one there!"

"You have to come," whined Jacob, "Or I'll be the only one there!"

Which speech interrupted sentence is punctuated correctly?

Which punctuation marks have been used in the following detailed list? 'I bought a number of items: soft, white bread; thick, creamy butter; and fresh, brown eggs.'

Which of these items might have come from a detailed list that uses semi-colons?

between two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase

For what reasons are there commas in the following list? 'She saw incredible creatures: tiny ants, scuttling around; huge, hairy insects; and small, fast-moving bats.'

What are the problems in the following detailed list? 'He saw some beautiful creatures: tiny, bright birds, flying around, big, lumbering wombats, and enormous, colourful butterflies.'

an expanded noun phrase with two listed adjectives

Which language features are used in the following list item? 'a vast, snow-covered iceberg, which bobbed in the ocean'

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