Quoted speech

[Tung Quoc]

Dear teachers,

Please choose the correct sentences:

1.She said, "How friendly his brother and his sister are!"
2."How friendly his brother and his sister are!" she said.
3."How friendly his brother," she said, "and his sister are!"
4. She said, "How old are your brother and your sister?"
5. "How old are your brother and your sister?" she said.
6."How old are your brother," she said, "and your sister?"

I think all are correct. Is it right?
Best regards
Tung Quoc

[Pamela]

[Tung Quoc]

Hi Pamela,

For you:
2,3,5,6 are wrong?
1,4 are correct?

Quoc

[Alan]

Hi Pamela,

I think we need to substitute your either with also or too or leave it out altogether.

Alan
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[Tung Quoc]

Dear teachers,

I don't understand nothing. Please give only say me as in follows (for example):

1.correct
2.incorrect
3....

Thanks
Quoc

[Pamela]

[Pamela]

Hi, Alan, and sorry :oops: Could you delete my (first)previous post , please. Thanks for your advice about substitution either with also or too.

[Yankee]

Hi Quoc

Personally, I don't like sentences 3 and 6.
I'd say 1,2,4,5 are OK.

Amy
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[Alan]

Hi,

Your quote:

[Tung Quoc]

Dear teachers

In my class,my teacher said the sentence:

"My brother," she said, "is a student." is correct.

So, why these 2 sentences:

1."How friendly his brother," she said, "and his sister are!"
2."How old are your brother," she asked, "and your sister?"

are not correct?

Please explain me.

Thanks
Quoc