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    2.3c Punctuation of speech

    This worksheet will help you to use the rules of punctuating speech:
    1 Put speech marks around the actual words spoken, including any punctuation –
    this might be a comma, an exclamation mark, a question mark or a full stop.
    2 Use a new line for each new speaker. When the speech is not a question or
    exclamation, put a comma before the closing speech mark.
    3 If the speaker comes first, add a comma afterwards and then the speech inside
    speech marks. Begin speech with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
    4 You can place the speaker mid-sentence if you wish. If the sentence of speech
    continues on, do not give the first word of the speech a capital letter.
    5 If someone speaks more than one sentence but the speaker is mentioned in
    between, use a full stop and then a capital letter to start the next part of the
    speech.

    Student Book Q2 Read the text below and rewrite it using these five rules for punctuating speech.
    The text in bold is correctly punctuated. You could add clearer descriptions of who
    is speaking too.

    I ran up the corridor towards the exam room. Out of breath, I turned
    the handle and burst in. ‘You’re late!’ hissed my teacher. But I was
    just... You’re late she said again. Sit down he whispered. Sorry. I was given
    the exam paper. The clock said 10:07. I had been seven minutes late.

    One hour and fifty two minutes later pens down was thundered across the
    room. I left as soon as I could. I didn’t want twenty questions about where I
    had been from everyone. But it was unavoidable. What happened to you
    she said. Nothing I said back. But you were so late. I didn’t think they would
    let you take the examination. Neither did I said someone.

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    Now continue the dialogue:

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