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speech marks
An opening and a closing mark surround the speech.
Class 4 · Bangla Version · English
Direct speech and punctuation
Explore direct speech and punctuation with an example and your own answers.
Original Kidemy foundation practice · Read the example, write your answers, then check. This starter is shared across class versions; it is not a complete board-specific lesson or course.
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Direct speech reproduces spoken words. Start a new speaker on a new line and keep the speech marks paired.
Worked example
“Please sit down,” said the teacher. The spoken request ends with a comma before the closing mark.
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capital
Spoken sentences also start with a capital.
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Ali asked, “Where is the bus?”
Check Ali, the reporting comma, paired speech marks and the question mark.
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comma
The comma introduces this direct speech.
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?
The spoken words form a question.
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Rima said, “I am ready.”
Change the pronoun and tense to the speaker’s words; use consistent quotation marks.
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