DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

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Definition Direct Speech

Refers to reproducing another persons exact word. We use quotation marks.

e.g. : She says to her friend ”I have been writing”

        She has told you, ”I am reading”

        She will say, ”The boy wasn’t lazy”

        She will say, ”You have done wrongly” 

Definition Indirect Speech

It also called Reported Speech, is use to communicate what someone else said, nut without using exact words.

Example :

Direct Speech     : ’’I’m going to the cinema’’, she said

Indirect Speech   : She said that he was going to the cinema.

DS                    : She will say, ’’You have done wrongly’’

IS                     : She will tell you that you have done wrongly.

DS                    : She will say, ’’The boy wasn’t lazy’’

IS                     : She will tell them that the boy wasn’t lazy.

Kinds of Indirect Speech

1.   Imperative (command/request)

Direct Speech     : ’’Don’t worry about it’’

Indirect Speech   : She told her friend not to worry about it.

2.   Interrogative (question)

Direct Speech     : Sean asked to Harry, ’’Are you an actor?’’

Indirect Speech   : Sean asked if/whether he was an actor.

3.   Declarative (statement)

Direct Speech     : Mr. Dio said, ’’I worked hard yesterday’’

Indirect Speech   : Mr. Dio said that he worked hard the day before.

In command sentences, direct speech can changed to indirect speech with change ’’said’’ to be ’’ordered’’ ; ’’told’’ ; ’’forbade’’.

        Example :

        DS    : Mr. Harry said, ’’Open the door’’

        IS     : Mr. Harry ordered to open the door

        DS    : Qory said, ’’Anton come to here’’

        IS     : Qory told Anton to come there.

        DS    : Sylvia said to her fans, ’’Do not scream at me’’!

        IS     : Sylvia forbade her fans to scream at her.

Time Change

        If the reported sentence contains an expression of time, you must    

Change it to fit in with the time of reporting.

Expression of time if reported on aq different day :

-      This => That

-      Today => Yesterday

-      These => Those

-      Now => then

-      A week ago => a week before

-      Last weekend => the weekend before last

-      Here => there

-      Next week => the following week

-      Tomorrow => the next day