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Direct and indirect speech refer to two ways of reporting what someone said. [1] Direct speech uses quotation marks to report the exact words that were spoken. [2] Indirect speech does not use quotation marks and reports the general idea of what was said without using the exact words. [3] The key difference is that pronouns, adverbs of time and place, and verbs change in indirect speech compared to direct speech to reflect the current tense and situation rather than the original time of speaking.

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Direct and indirect speech refer to two ways of reporting what someone said. [1] Direct speech uses quotation marks to report the exact words that were spoken. [2] Indirect speech does not use quotation marks and reports the general idea of what was said without using the exact words. [3] The key difference is that pronouns, adverbs of time and place, and verbs change in indirect speech compared to direct speech to reflect the current tense and situation rather than the original time of speaking.

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Direct Speech

and
Indirect
Speech
Danna Juca and Sebastián quintuña
DIRECT SPEECH
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
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."
Examples : Direct and Indirect

Example Example
01 • Direct speech: “I had 02 Indirect speech: You said
a headache
you'd had a headache the
yesterday.”
day before yesterday.

Example Example
03 Direct speech: “It's been
04 indirect speech: He said it'd
raining since this been raining since that
afternoon.” afternoon.
DIRECT SPEECH VS
INDIRECT SPEECH
02
Indirect
speech
SEBASTIAN QUINTUÑA
INDIREC Don't
f orget

T
Indirect speech conveys a report of something that was
said or written rather than the exact words that were
...

spoken or written. It is used in many United Nations


documents, including summary records and reports on
the proceedings of intergovernmental bodies. Indirect
speech is not enclosed in quotation marks.
 Direct : She said, 'She can dance'.
 Indirect: She said that she could dance.
 Direct: She said, 'I may buy a dress'.
 Indirect: She said that she might buy a
dress.
 Direct: Rama said, 'I must complete the
assignment'.
 Indirect: Rama said that he had to
complete the assignment.
EXAMPLES
Grammar
FORM Example The basic rules for changing or
speech which tells you converting direct speech into indirect
what someone said, but I asked her what her plans speech: ​Remove comma and
does not use the person's were inverted commas.
actual words
Direct Speech VS
EXAMPLE -------- Indirect Speech
for example, 'They said Citizens complained about For example: Direct speech:
you didn't like it' the smoke “I'm seeing my brother
tomorrow.” Indirect speech: She
said she was seeing her brother
the following day.
COMPARATIVE

Teaching direct and indirect speech is


best done by reading and writing
dialogue. By first reading dialogue and
working through examples, teachers can
illustrate the difference between direct
and indirect speech. Direct speech occurs
when the person speaking is quoted.
Indirect speech
conveys a report
of something that
was said or
written rather
than the exact
words that were
spoken or
written.
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