To change from Indirect to Direct Speech, keep the rules of the Direct Speech are applied in the reverse order. Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense. Remove the conjuctions "that, to, if or whether etc".
Examples.
Note: The tense of reported speech may not change if reported speech is a universal truth though its reporting verb belongs to past tense.
Examples.
Direct speech: He said, “Mathematics is a science”
Indirect Speech: He said that mathematics is a science.
Direct speech: He said, “Sun rises in east”
Indirect Speech: He said that sun rises in east. (Tense didn’t change because reported speech is a universal truth thought its reporting verb belongs to past tense)
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2. Can you provide an example of a change of speech using direct speech? |
3. How do you change speech from direct to indirect when the reporting verb is in the present tense? |
4. What is the importance of using quotation marks in a change of speech? |
5. Can you provide an example of a change of speech using indirect speech? |
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