Q.1. What is direct speech?
Ans: Direct speech is the exact words spoken by a person enclosed in quotation marks.
Q.2. What is indirect speech?
Ans: Indirect speech is the reported words spoken by a person without using quotation marks.
Q.3. How do we change a sentence from direct to indirect speech?
Ans: We change the tense of the verb, pronouns, and sometimes the adverbs and time expressions.
Q.4. What is the reporting verb?
Ans: The verb used to introduce the reported speech is called a reporting verb.
Q.5. What are the rules for changing modal verbs in indirect speech?
Ans: When changing modal verbs in indirect speech, we need to change the modal verb to its past form. For example, "I can speak English," he said. This can be changed into indirect speech as- He said that he could speak English.
Q.6. When do we use 'that' in indirect speech?
Ans: We use 'that' in indirect speech to introduce the reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
Q.7. What is the difference between direct and indirect speech?
Ans: Direct speech is the exact words spoken by a person, while indirect speech is the reported words spoken by a person.
Q.8. What is a reported question?
Ans: A reported question is a question that is reported or paraphrased in indirect speech.
Q.9. How do we change a question from direct to indirect speech?
Ans: We change the question into a statement, use a reporting verb, and add if or whether.
Q.10. What are the key things to remember when using direct and indirect speech?
Ans: We should use quotation marks for direct speech, change the tense and pronouns in indirect speech, and use appropriate reporting verbs and conjunctions.
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