Speech Marks…
Speech marks are these things.
They have a few different uses, such as showing speech or to show you are quoting someone.
Here is Rachel reporting. Rachel is typing up some breaking news. She is a pro with speech marks.
‘This just in. Banktastrophe has collapsed. You read that right, Banktastrophe has just failed. Monty Huntington-Smythe, the banks’ president says, “It was all a massive mistake,” in a statement released just moments ago.’
As you can see, you need to add speech marks to the beginning and end of the words the person is saying, to separate it from the rest of the text.
He went on to say, “It was definitely, absolutely, without a doubt someone else’s fault. Not mine. No, no, no. Not my fault.”
“He’s getting away!” someone shouted from the crowd, as a helicopter took off.
So put this in the memory bank… Speech marks are these things.
They have a few different uses, such as showing speech or to show you are quoting someone.
He didn’t even say “Goodbye.”
Video summary
Part of a series of animated films, following a cast of characters’ adventures and mishaps as they get to grips with grammatical terms.
In this film Rachel Reporting keeps us updated on Banktastrophe's collapse whilst learning about speech marks.
This clip is from the series Grammar for 11-14 year olds.
Teacher Notes
Students insert speech marks into a piece of text.
Students explore the use of direct speech in their own creative writing.
This clip is suitable for teaching English at Key Stage 3 or Third Level.
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