XONGRATULATIONS. You have done a great job, l believe that you have a clear idea now of what direct and reported speeches are, right? So would you like to tell me the difference between the two? Complete the statements below to show how much you have learned from this lesson Ready? Okay!

1. Direct Speech is reporting the___________ words of another person.

2. Reported Speech is _____________ reporting the exact words of another person.

3. Quotation marks are used in ____________ speech statements.

4. When the verb in direct speech is in present tense, it changes into__________ tense in reported speech.

5. When the verb in direct speech is in past tense, if changes into past ______________ tense in reported speech​