Place Punctuation in Direct Speech - Practice 1

These exercises use American English dialogue conventions.

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These exercises use American English dialogue conventions. Put a comma after a simple introductory speech tag, capitalize the quoted sentence, and put its period inside the closing quotation mark.

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Mira said, "The gate is open." The quotation contains the speaker's exact words.

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Question 1 Using the stated dialogue convention, choose the correctly punctuated sentence spoken by Mira. Mira said, "The map is ready." Mira said "The map is ready." Mira said, "The map is ready".

Question 2 Using the stated dialogue convention, choose the correctly punctuated sentence spoken by Noah. Noah said "The drum is ready." Noah said, "The drum is ready". Noah said, "The drum is ready."

Question 3 Using the stated dialogue convention, choose the correctly punctuated sentence spoken by Iris. Iris said, "The cup is ready". Iris said, "The cup is ready." Iris said "The cup is ready."

Question 4 Using the stated dialogue convention, choose the correctly punctuated sentence spoken by Omar. Omar said, "The book is ready." Omar said "The book is ready." Omar said, "The book is ready".

Question 5 Using the stated dialogue convention, choose the correctly punctuated sentence spoken by Leah. Leah said "The lamp is ready." Leah said, "The lamp is ready". Leah said, "The lamp is ready."

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