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Title: Speech marks


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Speech marks
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  • Speech marks go around the bits of a sentence
    actually being said.
  • Hello!

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  • Every time we open a set of speech marks we need
    to use a capital letter.
  • Hi!

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  • We also need to put some form of punctuation into
    each piece of dialogue before we close the speech
    marks. !?,.
  • Yo dude!

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  • We also need to start a new line every time a
    different character speaks.
  • Hello, Matthew! said James.
  • Hi! replied Sophie.
  • How are you? he asked.
  • I am fine and dandy, thanks!

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  • Where do the speech marks go?
  • Tom said, would you like a sweet?
  • Tom said, Would you like a sweet?

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  • I like playing football said Patrick.
  • I like playing football, said Patrick.

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  • Are you coming to my birthday party Sarah asked.
  • Are you coming to my birthday party? Sarah
    asked.

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  • Correctly punctuate these sentences
  • How are you asked Connor Im fine thanks said
    Jack did you have a nice holiday yes I did
    replied Connor Did you Yes I went to meet David
    Beckham wow Connor shouted.

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  • How are you? asked Connor.
  • Im fine thanks, said Jack Did you have a
    nice holiday?
  • Yes I did, replied Connor Did you?
  • Yes I went to meet David Beckham!
  • Wow! Connor shouted.

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  • We need to remember
  • To put speech marks around the words being said.
  • To start each piece of speech with a capital
    letter.
  • To punctuate the speech before we close it.
  • To start a new line for each new speaker.
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