Place Punctuation in Direct Speech - Practice 2

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 Theo. Theo said, "The kite is ready". Theo said, "The kite is ready." Theo said "The kite is ready."

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

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

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

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

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