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Page 1 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Page 2 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Two Ways of Reproducing Speech Actual Words You can reproduce the actual words of the speaker Substance or Gist You can give only the substance or gist of his speech in your own words For example: 1 Direct Speech Rohan said, "My father is watching a movie" . 2 Indirect Speech Rohan said that his father was watching a movie. In the first sentence, we give the exact words of the speaker. This is called Direct speech. In the second sentence, we do not reproduce the exact words of the speaker. Instead, we give the gist of what he said. This is called Indirect speech. Page 3 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Two Ways of Reproducing Speech Actual Words You can reproduce the actual words of the speaker Substance or Gist You can give only the substance or gist of his speech in your own words For example: 1 Direct Speech Rohan said, "My father is watching a movie" . 2 Indirect Speech Rohan said that his father was watching a movie. In the first sentence, we give the exact words of the speaker. This is called Direct speech. In the second sentence, we do not reproduce the exact words of the speaker. Instead, we give the gist of what he said. This is called Indirect speech. Understanding Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Reported Speech The actual words of the speaker which are put within inverted commas are called Reported Speech. Reporting Verb The verb that introduces the reported speech is called Reporting Verb. Page 4 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Two Ways of Reproducing Speech Actual Words You can reproduce the actual words of the speaker Substance or Gist You can give only the substance or gist of his speech in your own words For example: 1 Direct Speech Rohan said, "My father is watching a movie" . 2 Indirect Speech Rohan said that his father was watching a movie. In the first sentence, we give the exact words of the speaker. This is called Direct speech. In the second sentence, we do not reproduce the exact words of the speaker. Instead, we give the gist of what he said. This is called Indirect speech. Understanding Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Reported Speech The actual words of the speaker which are put within inverted commas are called Reported Speech. Reporting Verb The verb that introduces the reported speech is called Reporting Verb. Example of reporting verb and reported speech Page 5 Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Two Ways of Reproducing Speech Actual Words You can reproduce the actual words of the speaker Substance or Gist You can give only the substance or gist of his speech in your own words For example: 1 Direct Speech Rohan said, "My father is watching a movie" . 2 Indirect Speech Rohan said that his father was watching a movie. In the first sentence, we give the exact words of the speaker. This is called Direct speech. In the second sentence, we do not reproduce the exact words of the speaker. Instead, we give the gist of what he said. This is called Indirect speech. Understanding Direct Speech and Indirect Speech Reported Speech The actual words of the speaker which are put within inverted commas are called Reported Speech. Reporting Verb The verb that introduces the reported speech is called Reporting Verb. Example of reporting verb and reported speech Important Points about Direct Speech 1 Inverted Commas In direct speech, the quoted speech is always placed within inverted commas. 2 Capital Letter The first word of the reported speech should begin with a capital letter. 3 Comma Placement A comma is placed after the reporting verb to separate it from the rest of the sentence.Read More
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