Starter quiz

  • Finish the sentence. When writing speech between two characters in a narrative, it forms...
    • a monologue.
    • a dialogue.  ✓
    • an instruction.
  • Which piece of punctuation encloses direct speech?
    • commas
    • apostrophes
    • full stops
    • inverted commas  ✓
    • question marks
  • What is the name of the clause that tells the reader who said the speech?
    • speaking clause
    • reporting clause  ✓
    • adverbial clause
  • Which of the following pieces of punctuation come at the end of the direct speech before it is closed with inverted commas?
    • exclamation mark  ✓
    • full stop
    • comma  ✓
    • question mark  ✓
  • Order the following to show the punctuation rules for direct speech.
    • 1
      ⇔
      open inverted commas
    • 2
      ⇔
      capital letter
    • 3
      ⇔
      speech
    • 4
      ⇔
      exclamation mark, question mark, or comma
    • 5
      ⇔
      close inverted commas
    • 6
      ⇔
      reporting clause
    • 7
      ⇔
      full stop
  • How do you indicate that a new character is speaking?
    • Write the name of the character first.
    • Start speech for a new character on a new line.  ✓
    • Begin a new paragraph.
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