EWJ Direct Speech

Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "Do you like old TV shows," my friend asked?
2. "Do you like old TV shows"? my friend asked.
3. "Do you like old TV shows?" my friend asked.
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "This is an episode from an old TV show about a genie," she explained.
2. "This is an episode from an old TV show about a genie" she explained.
3. "This is an episode from an old TV show about a genie" -- she explained.
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "That man," my friend began explaining, "is an astronaut, and he just found a genie in a bottle."
2. "That man," my friend began explaining, "Is an astronaut, and he just found a genie in a bottle."
3. "That man" my friend began explaining "is an astronaut, and he just found a genie in a bottle."
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. I saw a beautiful woman in pink and asked: "Is that the genie?"
2. I saw a beautiful woman in pink and asked "Is that the genie?"
3. I saw a beautiful woman in pink and asked, "Is that the genie?"
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "Yeah" said my friend. "Barbara Eden played Jeannie for all five seasons."
2. "Yeah," said my friend. "Barbara Eden played Jeannie for all five seasons."
3. "Yeah" - said my friend - "Barbara Eden played Jeannie for all five seasons."
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "Oh," I said excitedly, recognizing the male actor! "That's Larry Hagman."
2. "Oh," I said excitedly, recognizing the male actor, "that's Larry Hagman!"
3. "Oh!" I said excitedly, recognizing the male actor "that's Larry Hagman!"
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "Does the astronaut only get three wishes" I wondered?
2. "Does the astronaut only get three wishes"? I wondered.
3. "Does the astronaut only get three wishes?" I wondered.
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "That would be too few wishes for five seasons!" my friend laughed.
2. "That would be too few wishes for five seasons"! my friend laughed.
3. "That would be too few wishes for five seasons," my friend laughed!
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. "Jeannie can do magic whenever she folds her arms and blinks" my friend said, while demonstrating the moves.
2. "Jeannie can do magic whenever she folds her arms and blinks." My friend said, while demonstrating the moves.
3. "Jeannie can do magic whenever she folds her arms and blinks," my friend said, while demonstrating the moves.
BONUS QUESTION!
Note: Single quotation marks (' ') can be used within double quotation marks (" "). One reason we might need both is because the direct speech uses a title of a work, such as a TV show. Titles of TV shows, songs, etc. are usually placed in quotation marks. Place the title within single quotation marks and the main statement in double quotation marks.
Which sentence below is correctly punctuated?
1. My friend smiled and sighed, "I used to watch "I Dream of Jeannie" all the time when I was little."
2. My friend smiled and sighed, "I used to watch 'I Dream of Jeannie' all the time when I was little."
3. My friend smiled and sighed, 'I used to watch "I Dream of Jeannie" all the time when I was little.'

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