Extended Writing 3
Objective:
To include speeches into my writing
so that it will be more exciting.
HD RODRIGUES
Punctuation Exercise
Correct the following mistakes:
1. RozanA shouted! where is that Rascal! I
want to wring his “NECK”
2. Get that pen now?” he “ordered!
3. how did. you get Here”, Raju asked!
4. Write your name down!, said” Mr Muktadir
5. Mmm I”m feeling hungry? lisa said. dreamily
Adding dialogue to make a
paragraph more exciting.
The house was dark and cold. Everyone had
gone to the cinema. The boy was sad and
lonely. He didn’t know what to do. He thought
of a plan.
The house was dark and cold. Everyone had gone to the cinema.
The boy was sad and lonely. “Oh, why have they left me here?
Have they forgotten me, their only child? Don’t they love me
anymore?” he cried to himself. He didn’t know what to do. He
thought of a plan. “Ah, I shall teach them a lesson. I shall run away
and never return again. They will miss me. They will cry. I don’t
care anymore!”
Now, make this paragraph more exciting.
The jungle was wet. Rain was still pouring
outside. The lion was hungry. He had walked
for a long time finding for food. Suddenly, he
saw a deer.
Tasks:
1. Reread your essay.
2. Insert dialogues where you feel it fits best.
3. Correct any punctuation mistakes.
An extract of a pupil’s extended writing task (adding dialogue)