RIC-20248 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 6 – Punctuation

Quotation marks
in handwritten work
In handwritten work, quotation marks have many uses. Single quotation marks are used to enclose:
• the quoted work of other authors
example: ‘The scent of the mountain heather’, wrote Aisling, ‘reminded me of my childhood days’.
• colloquial references in formal writing
example: He behaved like ‘a bear with a sore head’ throughout the whole day.
• terms introduced by a word or phrase such as ‘labelled’ and ‘the expression’
example: The expression ‘There’s nothing worse than’ drives me crazy.
If any of these are written within direct speech, double quotation marks are used instead.
Example: ‘In which Jane Austen novel’, asked the teacher, ‘does the statement,
“Any savage can dance” appear?’
1. Add the quotation marks to the text.
Harry took a book from the shelf labelled Natural history.
Hey! he announced. It says here, Mountains provide over half of the
world’s fresh water requirements. I didn’t realise that.
They’re known as the water towers of the world I believe, answered Lydia.
Harry replaced the book and picked up a letter which had caught his eye. He handed it to his sister.
You should take a look at this.
Lydia took the letter.
The standard of Lydia’s school work, the Principal had written, has fallen dramatically since her involvement
in the school’s production of Grease. If she does not pull her socks up she will find herself enjoying the
performance as a member of the audience rather than as one of the cast.
2. Write and punctuate a piece of text that includes:
• direct speech with and without carriers
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