1) Which of the following punctuation marks are used to show direct speech? a) commas b) inverted commas c) apostrophes 2) What is direct speech? a) Words that are spoken to one person directly b) written words on a page c) the reporting of speech by repeating the actual words spoken d) the way the spoken word is said 3) When writing direct speech, each time a new person speaks you must... a) Start the direct speech with a capital letter b) Start on a new line and use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech c) Start with inverted commas on the same line d) Start on a new line and start with inverted commas 4) Which rules must you remember when punctuating direct speech... a) inverted commas come in pairs, punctuation goes outside of the speech marks, start with a capital letter, b) inverted comma goes at the beginning of the direct speech, punctuation goes inside the inverted comma, c) inverted commas come in pairs, start direct speech with a capital letter, punctuation goes inside the direct speech, add a reporting clause and or action d) reporting clause goes after direct speech, inverted commas are used in pairs, punctuations goes inside inverted commas 5) When direct speech is separated by a reporting clause you must... a) use a comma at the end of the first direct speech b) start the second direct speech with a capital letter c) use a comma at the end of the first direct speech and no capital at the start of the second direct speech d) put inverted commas at the start of the first spoken word and the last spoken word

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