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16.5 Quoted Speech

Exact Words Quoted Speech
Rena: I feel sorry for you. Rena said, “I feel sorry for you.”
Chad: Where is Lucy going? Chad asked, “Where is lucy going?”
tom: Is the train arriving soon? Tom asked, “Is the train arriving soon?”

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1. n quoted speech,* the speaker’s exact words He said, “the buses are running late.”
are written in quotation marks. Quotes are often Lina asked, “Where is the bus stop?”
introduced by the verbs say and ask.

2. Notice the punctuation of quoted speech. Quotation Marks
a. Put a comma after the verb say or ask. Mr. Gomez said, “Math is not difficult.”
b. Use quotation marks at the beginning and Comma
end of the exact words.
c. Begin the quote with a capital letter. Liam asked, “Where are we?”
d. Put a period (.) or question mark (?) before Capital W Before Final
the final quotation mark. Quotation Mark
3. The phrase with said or asked can come at the
end of the quoted speech. When it does, put
a. a comma (not a period) at the end of a. “Your paper is late,” the professor said.
a statement
b. a question mark if the quote is a question b. “Why are we here?” they asked.

* Quoted speech is sometimes called direct speech.

4 Read each pair of sentences. Then choose the sentence with the correct punctuation and
capitalization.

1. a. Martin asked “Did you read the blog about space exploration?”
b. Martin asked, “Did you read the blog about space exploration?”

2. a. Rita said, “Yes, I read it last night.”
b. Rita said, “yes, I read it last night.”

3. a. Sally asked, “Have you finished your assignment about astronauts”?

b. Sally asked, “Have you finished your assignment about astronauts?”

4. a. “Yes. It took me a long time.” said Alfredo.
b. “Yes. It took me a long time,” said Alfredo.

5. a. “New photos of Jupiter have just been published,” the reporter said.

b. New photos of Jupiter have just been published,” the reporter said.
6. a. “Have you seen the new photos, Mary,” Alex asked.

b. “Have you seen the new photos, Mary?” Alex asked.

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