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Punctuating in Direct Speech Exercise

The document provides examples of direct quotes that need to be punctuated correctly within sentences. It gives 10 examples of quotes that need fixing and the correct way to punctuate them would be to open the quote with an opening punctuation mark like a comma and close it with the same, adding attribution after the first quote and a closing punctuation mark after the attribution. For multi-clause quotes, punctuation goes before the last quote mark and attribution comes after.

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Punctuating in Direct Speech Exercise

The document provides examples of direct quotes that need to be punctuated correctly within sentences. It gives 10 examples of quotes that need fixing and the correct way to punctuate them would be to open the quote with an opening punctuation mark like a comma and close it with the same, adding attribution after the first quote and a closing punctuation mark after the attribution. For multi-clause quotes, punctuation goes before the last quote mark and attribution comes after.

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PUNCTUATING DIRECT SPEECH (QUOTED SPEECH)

Rewrite each of the following sentences containing references to direct


speech, punctuating each one correctly:
eg: I want to believe him/said Jim/but I can’t  “I want to believe him,”
said Jim, “but I can’t.”

1. Let’s try to make it there by 6:00PM/said my mom/Otherwise we’ll miss the


show

2. My sister was laughing/That’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard!/she said

3. I was still hungry/she confessed/but I was afraid to ask for more food

4. Will this be the last song?/Jim wondered

5. Half way home, the car broke down/Great/said my brother/now we’ll have to
call a tow truck

6. The mayor stood up and said/We will rebuild our city/We will build new
bridges and new roads/We will invest in affordable housing

7. Wow!/she said and gave me a big hug/I’ve missed you so much!

8. I can always count on you/he said/Then a tear appeared in his eye.

9. If you think you can get away with this/the officer said/you’re wrong.

10. Steve answered/No, I haven’t lived there for two years

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