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Punctuation Rules for Direct Speech
● Use a comma to separate the speaking words from the rest of
the sentence
● Capitalize the first word inside the quotation marks
● Put periods and commas INSIDE the quotation marks
● Example: "I'm hungry," Tom said to his mom.
● Remember: Quotation marks are like special speech containers!
● Can you create your own direct speech sentence?