What you need to know
To achieve 100 you need to use inverted commas to show speech.
- Inverted commas are sometimes called speech marks. Inverted commas are put around what the speaker says. This is written as: Daisy said, 'I love swimming.' Or, ' I love swimming,' said Daisy.
- A new speech sentence starts with a capital letter (even if it is in the middle of another sentence).
- Separate what was said from the speaker with a comma, unless there is a ? or an !
- If the speech is at the beginning of the sentence, put a comma after what is said: That was funny, said Freddie. Then, put the speech and the comma inside the inverted commas: 'That was funny,' said Freddie. Add a full stop at the end of the sentence.
- If the speech is at the end of the sentence, put a comma after said (or whichever verb is used, e.g. shouted, answered): Gemma said, I love a joke. Put a full stop at the end of the sentence: Gemma said, I love a joke. Add the inverted commas around what is said, including the full stop at the end: Gemma said, 'I love a joke.'