Quotations
Some newspaper reports use quotations from the people involved in the story. Quotations tell us what has been said and who said it. They can help to tell the story by giving the reader the opinions of the people involved.
Can you think how these quotations make the report more interesting for the reader?
- “It was the scariest moment of my life!” the 28 year old home owner told us.
- “They’re lucky to be alive!” said Sam Fenton, (35) Chief Fire Officer for Greater Manchester Fire Service.
Quotations are known as 'direct speech', because they report exactly what has been said by a person. Quotes are put inside speech marks “ ” . A quote is usually followed by a verb such as ‘said’ and information about who said it.
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