Prefeitura de Pastos Bons 2019 — Questão 40 · Discurso direto e indireto | Reported speech
Discurso direto e indireto | Reported speech
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In the direct speech, various punctuation conventions are used to separate the quoted words from of the text, this allows a reader to follow what's going on. In the alternative below are the basic rules of the direct speech, except for:
Alternativas
- A
The words these are actually spoken should be enclosed in inverted commas.
Ex. 'He's very clever, you know.'
- B
If the direct speech is broken up by information about who is speaking, comma or a question mark or exclamation mark is used to separate the two reported speech.
Ex. 'You're right,' he said. 'It feels strange.' 'Thinking back,' she said, 'he didn't expect to win.'
- C
Finish new paragraph every time when a new speaker says something.
Ex. 'They think it's a more respectable job,' said Joe. 'I don't agree,' I replied.
- D
Comma, full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark must be present at the end of reported sentences. This is placed inside the closing inverted comma or commas.
Ex. 'Can I come in?' he asked.
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