Writing Speech

• 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