# Punctuating Direct Speech

Punctuate direct speech using inverted commas (speech marks), understanding that direct speech records the exact words spoken and must be enclosed in punctuation marks

Builds on: Rehearsing and Varying Sentences (soft, https://ai.page/c/rehearsing-and-varying-sentences/en.md), Starting and Ending Sentences (hard, https://ai.page/c/starting-and-ending-sentences/en.md), Four Types of Sentences (soft, https://ai.page/c/four-types-of-sentences/en.md)

Concept id: punctuating-direct-speech. Subject: english. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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