At the end of last term, you will remember we did some work on using different reporting clauses, which accompany the speech, giving a little bit of information about who is speaking and how it was said.
"I don't know what to do," said Sayeed nervously.
It's important to remember all the punctuation we need to include when using speech in our writing, along with where the inverted commas go. Some are very basic skills, yet they are too often still forgotten!
Can you think of all the punctuation we need when writing speech?
Have a look at this first clip and check against your memory. Be honest, had you missed any?
https://youtu.be/6-YFmLctwDY
So it's not just about putting the inverted commas in the right place!
Write the following sentences in full, adding the missing inverted commas only around what is being spoken:
Do you think you've got this sussed? I'm sure you are very close! Just remember, the reason we practise speech is because we'll need it when we include dialogue in our writing, which always makes it far more interesting! So, what do we need to remember? Check with this clip, noting the labels carefully:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3bJ8K11zDY
Now let's build some sentences to really nail that speech punctuation, once and for all! Do be sure to Mix and Match, don't just write from across the grid, as most would not make sense that way.
