1.WRITING SPEECH

2. What do we already know? 3. Two Types

Direct speech: the exact words.

Indirect speech: the gist

4. Indirect speech

Do not use quotation marks.

Just convey the meaning rather than the exact words.

Eg. Barry said that he would go to the footy later in the day.

5. What do we use direct speech in our writing? 6. Direct speech

Use the exact words, even errors.

Put quotation marks around the exact words used.

Punctuation marks belong inside the quotation marks.

Eg. Barry said, I think Ill go to the footy later today.

7. Full stop becomes a comma

When followed by a speech verb, the full stop becomes a comma.

• Great, said Spot.

• Its time to go, she said.

8. Other punctuation remains the same

Only the full stops get changed.

• Its time to go, Shirley announced.

• Where is it? Barry asked.

• What! exclaimed Sally.

• I wonder... Brian trailed off into silence.

9. Comma After A Starting Speech Verb

When the speech verb comes first, there is a comma before the first quotation marks.

• She said, Its time to go.

• Spot said, Great.

10. Errors in direct speech

When you are repeating speech with errors include [sic]. This shows that you know it is an error.

Barry said, Id be really weary [sic] of that.

11. Write these out with correct punctuation

Where do you think youre going Bert demanded.

Stacey replied Nowhere. Nowhere at all

Stop Bob shouted.

Bert asked Why

Its not safe replied Stacey.

12.

Where do you think youre going Bert demanded.

Where do you think youre going? Bert demanded.

13.

Stacey replied Nowhere. Nowhere at all

Stacey replied, Nowhere. Nowhere at all.

14.

Stop Bob shouted.

Stop! Bob shouted.

15.

Bert asked Why

Bert asked, Why?

16.

Its not safe replied Stacey.

Its not safe, replied Stacey.

17. More to correct

I wonder where we are going Bob said.

Trevor replied I have no idea. Youll have to ask Julie

Julie Bob asked How much further

Perhaps a mile she replied. Maybe a little more

Terrific Bob moaned.

18.

I wonder where we are going Bob said.

I wonder where we are going, Bob said.

19.

Trevor replied I have no idea. Youll have to ask Julie

Trevor replied, I have no idea. Youll have to ask Julie.

20.

Julie Bob asked How much further

Julie, Bob asked, How much further?

21.

Perhaps a mile she replied. Maybe a little more

Perhaps a mile, she replied. Maybe a little more.

22.

Terrific Bob moaned.

Terrific, Bob moaned.

23. Check your answers

Where do you think youre going Bert demanded.

Stacey replied Nowhere. Nowhere at all

Stop Bob shouted.

Bert asked Why

Its not safe replied Stacey.

24. Leaving out words

If you need to leave words out of a direct quote, use an ellipsis.

Barry said, I cant believe this is happening to me. I feel like I must be the unluckiest man alive!

Barry said, I can believe this...I must be the luckiest man alive