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Read and think
Text card
Mina said, "Come here."
spoken line
Notice the quotation marks around the spoken words.
Example: Quotation marks show the spoken words.
इयत्ता 3
Quotation marks and spoken lines
Notice how spoken words can be shown clearly in writing using quotation marks and speaker clues.
Category: Grammar in Use
9 min
Confident
Keep the examples short and story-like. The goal is to notice who is speaking and what was said.
Read and think
Open one card at a time, read the text together, and use the audio button when hearing the line once helps.
Read and think
Text card
Dad asked, "Are you ready?"
question in speech
Notice both the quotation marks and question mark.
Example: The question is inside the quotation marks.
Read and think
Text card
"I found it!" said Aarav.
speaker clue
Look for who spoke before or after the words.
Example: Aarav is the speaker.
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