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All the Speech Marks

The comma, the capital and the mark that goes inside

Lesson 8
Spicy
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Every mark that belongs to the speech goes inside. A full stop becomes a comma; a ? does not.

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Tick the right one

a"Two pizzas," said Mia, "and a salad.""Two pizzas", said Mia, "and a salad".marks
b"Watch out!", cried Sam."Watch out!" cried Sam.marks
c"Are you ready?" asked Grace."Are you ready," asked Grace?marks
d"The soup," said Nonna, "is ready.""The soup," said Nonna, "Is ready."marks
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Find the 6 mistakes

Marco pushed open the kitchen door with his elbow. "The soup is ready", he said. Nonna looked up from the pans and asked "Who wants pasta?" "I do!" shouted Mia. "There is plenty for everyone." said Nonna. "Two pizzas", said Mia, "and a salad." "Are you sure," asked Grace? Ben leaned over the counter and whispered, "i am starving."
One line is already right, its mark survives untouched. One sentence of speech is split in two by the person who said it.
Write the corrections here
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All the Speech Marks

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Name
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Now you write

☆☆☆
a Speech split in two by the speaker's name:
b A question spoken aloud, with the ? where it belongs:
c Two people talking, new speaker, new line, every mark checked:
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

I split my sentence in two, just like you showed me. "Taste the soup," said the chef, "And tell me what you think." Both commas are inside, so it must be right!

Tell him what is still wrong, then give him a line where a ? stays a ?.
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