Read the statement carefully and identify whether Direct or Indirect speech.
____________1. Paul came in and said, “I’m really hungry.”
____________2. When Mrs Diaz opened the door, I asked, “Have you seen Lee?”
____________3. “It’s been raining since this afternoon.”
____________4. “I haven’t seen them since last week.”
____________5. “I had a headache yesterday.”
____________6. You said you’d had a headache the day before yesterday.
____________7. He said it’d been raining since that afternoon.
____________8. She said she hadn’t seen them since the previous week.
____________9. They say that they’re cold.
____________10. He said he had a new car.
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. DIRECT SPEECH
2. DIRECT SPEECH
3. DIRECT SPEECH
4. DIRECT SPEECH
5. DIRECT SPEECH
6. INDIRECT SPEECH
7. INDIRECT SPEECH
8. INDIRECT SPEECH
9. INDIRECT SPEECH
10. INDIRECT SPEECH
Explanation:
Direct Speech refers to the literal repetition of the words spoken by someone, using a quotative frame. Indirect speech is one that reports something said or written by another person, without making the use of exact words.
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DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH
Read the statement carefully and identify whether Direct or Indirect speech.