Test: Type I (Narration) - Bank Exams MCQ

Direct speech is when someone's exact words are being quoted, and are put within quotation marks. In this case, the sentence "I am tired," is enclosed in quotation marks, making it an example of direct speech.

Reported speech refers to someone else's words being reported by another person. In most cases, the reported speech is presented in the past tense, regardless of whether the original statement was made in the past, present, or future.

 Indirect speech is when someone's words are being reported indirectly, without being quoted word-for-word. The sentence "He said that he was going to the store," is an example of indirect speech.

Verbs such as "said," "said to," "told," and "asked," are commonly used to introduce reported speech in a sentence.

In reported speech, a question can be reported by changing the word order and using an appropriate reporting verb. The sentence "She asked what he was doing," is an example of a question being reported in this way.

Adverbs of reporting, such as "truthfully," "honestly," and "sincerely," can be used to indicate the speaker's attitude towards the reported speech.

Reported speech is usually presented in the past tense, but in some cases, it can be presented in the present tense. This is particularly common when the reported speech is still true in the present.

Indirect speech, or reported speech, is when the speaker's words are not directly quoted but are conveyed in a different way.

This sentence shifts the direct speech to reported speech by removing the quotation marks and changing the verb tense.

The main difference between direct and indirect speech is the use of quotation marks to indicate the exact words of the speaker.