Question

CHAPTER 5
Punctuation: direct speech
Here are the opening paragraphs of a short story entitled 'The Tidy Drawer'
However
, all full stops, commas
, speech marks and capital letters (apart from those
for characters' names) have been left out. Rewrite the passage with the correct
punctuation, including paragraphs. You will need to put in some question marks,
one saturday morning Abby's mum came upstairs to see Abby in her bedroom
or tried to there was so much mess on the floor she could only poke her head
around the door Abby sat in the middle of it all reading a book
What a tip Mum said you need to have a clear up in here why Abby asked
why Mum repeated because things get broken or lost when they're all willy-
nilly like this come on have a tidy up now but I'm very busy Abby argued and
it's boring on my own can't you help me no I can't I'm busy too but I'll give
you extra pocket money if you do a good job
When Mum came back later all the toys and clothes and books had
disappeared i'm impressed said Mum but I'll inspect it properly later it was
easy said Abby can I have my extra pocket money now all right get it out of
my change purse it's in the kitchen tidy drawer
In the kitchen Abby went over to the dresser and pulled open the tidy drawer
she hunted for the purse any luck Mum asked Abby shook her head it must be
lurking at the bottom Mum said let's have a proper look​

Answer 1

Answer:

One Saturday morning, Abby's mum came upstairs to see Abby in her bedroom.

Or tried to. There was so much mess on the floor she could only poke her head

around the door. Abby sat in the middle of it all reading a book

"What a tip," Mum said. "You need to have a clear up in here." "Why?" Abby asked.

"Why?" Mum repeated. "Because things get broken or lost when they're all willy-

nilly like this. Come on, have a tidy up now."

"But I'm very busy," Abby argued, "and

it's boring on my own. Can't you help me?" "No", I can't, I'm busy too. But I'll give

you extra pocket money if you do a good job."

When Mum came back later all the toys and clothes and books had

disappeared. "I'm impressed," said Mum. "But I'll inspect it properly later."

"It was easy," said Abby. "Can I have my extra pocket money now?" "All right. Get it out of

my change purse. It's in the kitchen tidy drawer."

In the kitchen Abby went over to the dresser and pulled open the tidy drawer.

She hunted for the purse. "Any luck?" Mum asked. Abby shook her head. "It must be

lurking at the bottom," Mum said. "Let's have a proper look."

Hope it helps.