F. Create a short script of any topic using five (5) sentences in direct speech and five (5)
sentences in reported speech correctly. Underline the direct and reported speeches you used
and make sure you write your own title. Use the space provided below.
sentences in reported speech correctly. Underline the direct and reported speeches you used
and make sure you write your own title. Use the space provided below.
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Direct and indirect speech can be a source of confusion for English learners. Let's first define the terms, then look at how to talk about what someone said, and how to convert speech from direct to indirect or vice-versa.
You can answer the question What did he say? in two ways:
by repeating the words spoken (direct speech)
by reporting the words spoken (indirect or reported speech).
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.