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Commas in dialogue

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.3.2.C · England: Y3 GPS (inverted commas), Y4 GPS (punctuation of direct speech)

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  1. Question 1

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "I made soup for lunch," said Gran.
    • B. "I made soup for lunch." said Gran.
    • C. "I made soup for lunch" said Gran.
    • D. "I made soup for lunch," said, Gran.

  2. Question 2

    What is missing from this sentence? Mr Lee said "Please line up by the door."

    • A. nothing: it is already correct
    • B. a comma after "door", inside the speech marks
    • C. a comma after "said"
    • D. a question mark after "door"

  3. Question 3

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "The bus is coming," said, Dad.
    • B. "The bus is coming", said Dad.
    • C. "The bus is coming," said Dad.
    • D. "The bus is coming" said Dad.

  4. Question 4

    What is missing from this sentence? "I found a fossil" said Ava.

    • A. a full stop after "fossil", outside the speech marks
    • B. a comma after "fossil", inside the speech marks
    • C. a comma after "said"
    • D. nothing: it is already correct

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "Please line up by the door," said Mr Lee.
    • B. "Please line up by the door," said, Mr Lee.
    • C. "Please line up by the door" said Mr Lee.
    • D. "Please line up by the door." said Mr Lee.

  6. Question 6

    What is missing from this sentence? "Time for bed" said Mum.

    • A. a full stop after "bed", outside the speech marks
    • B. a comma after "bed", inside the speech marks
    • C. a comma after "said"
    • D. nothing: it is already correct

  7. Question 7

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "Please line up by the door", said Mr Lee.
    • B. "Please line up by the door" said Mr Lee.
    • C. "Please line up by the door." said Mr Lee.
    • D. "Please line up by the door," said Mr Lee.

  8. Question 8

    What is missing from this sentence? "Books are due back on Friday" said the librarian.

    • A. a comma after "said"
    • B. a comma after "Friday", inside the speech marks
    • C. nothing: it is already correct
    • D. a full stop after "Friday", outside the speech marks

  9. Question 9

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. Kofi said, "This puzzle is tricky."
    • B. Kofi said "This puzzle is tricky."
    • C. Kofi said, "This puzzle is tricky".
    • D. Kofi, said "This puzzle is tricky."

  10. Question 10

    What is missing from this sentence? "Let's go to the park" said Ravi.

    • A. a comma after "park", inside the speech marks
    • B. a full stop after "park", outside the speech marks
    • C. nothing: it is already correct
    • D. a comma after "said"

  11. Question 11

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "I made soup for lunch," said Gran.
    • B. "I made soup for lunch", said Gran.
    • C. "I made soup for lunch," said, Gran.
    • D. "I made soup for lunch" said Gran.

  12. Question 12

    What is missing from this sentence? "Please line up by the door" said Mr Lee.

    • A. nothing: it is already correct
    • B. a full stop after "door", outside the speech marks
    • C. a comma after "said"
    • D. a comma after "door", inside the speech marks

  13. Question 13

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "The bus is coming," said, Dad.
    • B. "The bus is coming," said Dad.
    • C. "The bus is coming." said Dad.
    • D. "The bus is coming" said Dad.

  14. Question 14

    What is missing from this sentence? "I found a fossil" said Ava.

    • A. a comma after "said"
    • B. a full stop after "fossil", outside the speech marks
    • C. nothing: it is already correct
    • D. a comma after "fossil", inside the speech marks

  15. Question 15

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • A. "We will land in ten minutes" said the pilot.
    • B. "We will land in ten minutes," said, the pilot.
    • C. "We will land in ten minutes." said the pilot.
    • D. "We will land in ten minutes," said the pilot.

  16. Question 16

    What is missing from this sentence? "This puzzle is tricky" said Kofi.

    • A. a comma after "tricky", inside the speech marks
    • B. a comma after "said"
    • C. nothing: it is already correct
    • D. a full stop after "tricky", outside the speech marks

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  1. "I made soup for lunch," said Gran.
  2. a comma after "said"
  3. "The bus is coming," said Dad.
  4. a comma after "fossil", inside the speech marks
  5. "Please line up by the door," said Mr Lee.
  6. a comma after "bed", inside the speech marks
  7. "Please line up by the door," said Mr Lee.
  8. a comma after "Friday", inside the speech marks
  9. Kofi said, "This puzzle is tricky."
  10. a comma after "park", inside the speech marks
  11. "I made soup for lunch," said Gran.
  12. a comma after "door", inside the speech marks
  13. "The bus is coming," said Dad.
  14. a comma after "fossil", inside the speech marks
  15. "We will land in ten minutes," said the pilot.
  16. a comma after "tricky", inside the speech marks