quotation marks
Quotation marks are used to show the exact words a person said.
To quote what a person said in a letter that you're typing, place the quoted text in quotation marks. It will indicate that you are reproducing the exact words of the person in the letter.
It should be ----- I said, "Who are you?"
Direct speech involves quoting the exact words spoken by a person, such as "She said, 'I'll see you tomorrow.'" Indirect speech involves reporting what was said without quoting the exact words, such as "She said she would see me tomorrow."
He asked, "What is an indirect quotation?"
Verbatim means to say the exact words that were said by someone else.
The correct punctuation is: "You are old, Grandpa William," the young man said.
The missing punctuation mark is a period. The correct sentence should be: "Teacher said, 'Come follow me.'"
The correct punctuation for the sentence is: She turned around and said, "By the way, Sally, where were you on Halloween 1998?"
Direct speech is when the exact words spoken by a person are repeated within quotation marks, while indirect speech is when the meaning of what someone said is reported without using their exact words. In direct speech, the speaker's words are presented as they were spoken, whereas in indirect speech, the reporting verb and tense might change based on the context.
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The punctuation should be: "Turn on the light," Tom said halfheartedly. The comma is used before the dialogue tag "Tom said," and the dialogue itself is enclosed in quotation marks.
"What are you doing?" said Mum.