SUMMARY OF UNIT 10 DIRECT STATEMENT OR QUESTION
SENTENCE WITH AN INCLUDED STATEMENT OR QUESTION
EXPLANATION
She loves kids. She is patient.
I know that she loves kids. I’m sure that she is patient.
A noun clause is used as an included statement.
Is the baby sick? What does the baby need?
I don’t know if the baby is sick. I’m not sure what the baby needs.
A noun clause is used as an included question.
What should I do with a crying baby? Where can I find a babysitter?
I don’t know what to do with a crying baby. Can you tell me where to find a babysitter?
An infinitive can replace should or can.
I want to make the world a better place. Have you always loved music?
Alma said, “I want to make the world a better place.” “Have you always loved music?” asked the reporter.
An exact quote is used to report what someone has said or asked.
Do your kids watch Sesame Street?
She asked me if my kids watched Sesame Street. She said that she would teach her son to drive.
A noun clause is used in reported speech after verbs such as said, asked, knew, etc.
He told us to trust ourselves. He told me not to give the baby candy.
An infinitive is used to report an imperative.
I will teach my son to drive. Trust yourself. Don’t give the baby candy.
PUNCTUATION WITH NOUN CLAUSES
I know where he lives.
Period at the end. No comma before the noun clause.
Do you know where he lives?
Question mark at the end. No comma before the noun clause.
He said, “I like you.”
Comma after said. Quotation marks around the quote. Period before the final quotation mark.
“I like you,” he said.
Quotation marks around the quote. Comma before the final quotation mark. Period at end.
He asked, “What do you want?”
Comma after asked. Quotation marks around the quote. Question mark before the final quotation mark.
“What do you want?” he asked.
Quotation marks around the quote. Question mark before the end of quote. Period at the end.
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