Direct and Indirect Speech
NAMA: SUKINI NIHARDJA/1A214499
CLASS: 1EA10
DIRECT
SPEECH
Direct
speech repeats, or quotes, the exact words spoken. When we use direct speech in
writing, we place the words spoken between quotation marks (" ") and
there is no change in these words. We may be reporting something that's being
said NOW (for example a telephone conversation), or telling someone later about
a previous conversation.
EXAMPLES
§ She says, "What time will you be home?"
§ She said, "What time will you be home?" and I
said, "I don't know! "
§ "There's a fly in my soup!" screamed Simone.
§ John said,
"There's an elephant outside the window."
INDIRECT / REPORTED SPEECH
Reported
speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense
of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we
may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are
not used.
She
said, "I saw him." (direct speech) = She said that she had seen
him. (indirect speech)
'That' may be omitted:
She told him that she was happy. = She told him she
was happy.
Question :
1. 1. My car was stolen a
few weeks ago
2. 2. I want to go on
holiday but I can’t afford it
Answer :
1. 1. He said that his car
had been stolen a few weeks ago
2. 2. He said that he
wanted to go on holiday but he couldn't afford it
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