PPT: The Direct & Indirect Speech | English Grammar Basic - Class 10 PDF Download

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Direct Speech
In the English language, there are two 
ways of conveying what someone else 
has said:
?direct/quoted speech and
?indirect/reportedspeech.
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Direct Speech
In the English language, there are two 
ways of conveying what someone else 
has said:
?direct/quoted speech and
?indirect/reportedspeech.
Direct Speech
What is it?
Direct/quoted speech, involves quoting the exact 
words uttered by the person, within inverted 
commas or quotation marks.
2nd September 2012
Anne said, “I will
be coming home 
tonight”.
statement
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Direct Speech
In the English language, there are two 
ways of conveying what someone else 
has said:
?direct/quoted speech and
?indirect/reportedspeech.
Direct Speech
What is it?
Direct/quoted speech, involves quoting the exact 
words uttered by the person, within inverted 
commas or quotation marks.
2nd September 2012
Anne said, “I will
be coming home 
tonight”.
statement
Indirect Speech
Indirect/reported speech, on the other hand, does 
not have to be within quotes or reported word-to-
word. In fact, unless one is relaying the exact words 
spoken, one should never use quotation marks.
5th September 2012
She said that she
would be coming 
home that night.
statement
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Direct Speech
In the English language, there are two 
ways of conveying what someone else 
has said:
?direct/quoted speech and
?indirect/reportedspeech.
Direct Speech
What is it?
Direct/quoted speech, involves quoting the exact 
words uttered by the person, within inverted 
commas or quotation marks.
2nd September 2012
Anne said, “I will
be coming home 
tonight”.
statement
Indirect Speech
Indirect/reported speech, on the other hand, does 
not have to be within quotes or reported word-to-
word. In fact, unless one is relaying the exact words 
spoken, one should never use quotation marks.
5th September 2012
She said that she
would be coming 
home that night.
statement
Indirect Speech of Exclamatory Sentences
Sentence which expresses state of joy or sorrow or 
wonder is called exclamatory sentence.
For example.
? Hurrah! We won the match.
? Alas! I failed the test.
? Wow! What a nice shirt it is.
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Direct Speech
In the English language, there are two 
ways of conveying what someone else 
has said:
?direct/quoted speech and
?indirect/reportedspeech.
Direct Speech
What is it?
Direct/quoted speech, involves quoting the exact 
words uttered by the person, within inverted 
commas or quotation marks.
2nd September 2012
Anne said, “I will
be coming home 
tonight”.
statement
Indirect Speech
Indirect/reported speech, on the other hand, does 
not have to be within quotes or reported word-to-
word. In fact, unless one is relaying the exact words 
spoken, one should never use quotation marks.
5th September 2012
She said that she
would be coming 
home that night.
statement
Indirect Speech of Exclamatory Sentences
Sentence which expresses state of joy or sorrow or 
wonder is called exclamatory sentence.
For example.
? Hurrah! We won the match.
? Alas! I failed the test.
? Wow! What a nice shirt it is.
To change such sentences, the words “ e x claimed with
joy ” or “ e x claimed with so rr o w ” or “ e x claimed with
w ond er ” is added in the reporting verb depending upon
the nature of exclamatory sentence in indirect speech.
Direct speech Indirect Speech
He said, “Hurrah! I won a 
prize” 
He exclaimed with joy that 
he had won a prize.
She said, “Alas! I failed in 
exam”
She exclaimed with sorrow
that she failed in the exam.
John said, “Wow! What a 
nice shirt it is”
John exclaimed with 
wonder that it was a nice 
shirt