Quotation Marks in Direct Speech

Which of these sentences is using speech marks correctly?

• "I'm looking for a dragon," said Pete. "Have you seen him?"

• "I'm looking for a dragon, said Pete "have you seen him?"

• I'm looking for a dragon said Pete have you seen him?

Name ALL the problems with this sentence: Mpho said, "wow Jane you look ravishing".

• wow should be capitalised

• Mpho said should be at the end of the sentence

• There should be a comma after Jane

• the full stop should be before the speech marks close

• There shouldn't be a comma after said.

What is wrong with: "Please stop shouting, Harry." "I have a headache," explained Susie.

• the comma should be after the speech marks

• The speech marks after Harry are unnecessary and shouldn't be there

• The comma before Harry shouldn't be there

• There is nothing wrong with the punctuation.

• The first full stop should be a comma.

Where should the comma be placed in the following example? “I would love to” said Ben.

• Before closing speech marks

• After closing speech marks

• After the word 'said'

• After the word 'would'

Before closing speech marks, should a punctuation mark be used?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Seldom

Which of the following dialogue is written using the correct punctuation?

• Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen."

• Sam yelled ",Mom, where did I put my green pen!"

• Sam yelled, "Mom, where did I put my green pen?"

• Sam "yelled Mom, where did I put my green pen?"

"You must always finish your greens before you start dessert___ " reminded Father.

In the above quote, what punctuation should be placed in the space between the end of "dessert" and the end quotation mark?

• a full stop (period)

• an exclamation point

• a question mark

• a comma

What is wrong with this sentence? "Stop it, Pete" said Sue.

• There is nothing wrong with this sentence

• The sentence should start with: Sue said, "Stop...."

• The comma should not be there

• There should be a comma after Pete

• There should be a full stop after Pete

What is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? "I can't believe it said Tom."

• A) I can't believe it," said Tom.

• B) I can't believe it said, Tom.

• C) I can't believe it said Tom."

• D) I can't believe it, said Tom."

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• A) "I love this song," she said.

• B) I love this song, she said."

• C) "I love this song" she said.

• D) I love this song," she said.