TET Exam 2019
English - Direct and InDirect Speech: 009
Rule 9:
🌟 In direct speech, various punctuation conventions are used to separate the quoted words from the rest of the text.
🌟 The words that are actually spoken should be enclosed in inverted commas.
Examples: ′He′s very clever, you know.′
🌟 Start new paragraph every time when a new speaker says something.
Examples: ′I don′t agree,′ I replied
🌟 Comma, full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark must be present at the end of reported sentences. This is placed inside the closing inverted comma or commas.
Examples:
′Can I come in?′ he asked.
′Just a moment!′ she shouted.
′You′re right,′ he said.
🌟 If direct speech comes after the information about who is speaking, comma is used to introduce the piece of speech, placed before the first inverted comma.
Examples: Steve replied, ′No problem.′
🌟 If the direct speech is broken up by information about who is speaking, comma (or a question mark or exclamation mark) is used to separate the two reported speech.
Examples: ′You′re right,′ he said. ′It feels strange.′
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