This exercise aims to enhance understanding of direct speech punctuation through a series of multiple-choice questions.
Instructions:
Carefully read each question and select the most appropriate answer. Answers are provided immediately after each question.
Question 1: What punctuation mark is commonly used to denote the start and end of direct speech?
Correct Answer: 1B
Question 2: Which sentence demonstrates correct punctuation for direct speech?
Correct Answer: 2B
Question 3: In direct speech, where is the appropriate placement for the closing punctuation mark?
Correct Answer: 3C
Question 4: What should be used to indicate interruption in direct speech?
Correct Answer: 4A
Question 5: Which sentence illustrates correct punctuation for direct speech and the reporting clause?
Correct Answer: 5A
Question 6: What is the appropriate punctuation to separate the direct speech from the reporting clause?
Correct Answer: 6D
Question 7: Which of the following sentences is punctuated incorrectly for direct speech?
Correct Answer: 7A
Question 8: When punctuating multiple paragraphs of direct speech, what should be done?
Correct Answer: 8A
Question 9: Which punctuation mark should be used to separate parts of interrupted direct speech?
Correct Answer: 9C
Question 10: What punctuation is used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech?
Correct Answer: 10C
Search Terms:
- Correct Punctuation for Direct Speech
- Punctuating Direct Speech Examples
- Direct Speech Punctuation Rules and Practice,