What is direct speech and reported speech examples?
Direct speech: “I had a headache yesterday.” Indirect speech: You said you’d had a headache the day before yesterday. Direct speech: “It’s been raining since this afternoon.” Indirect speech: He said it’d been raining since that afternoon.
How do you identify direct and reported speech?
Reported speech puts the speaker’s words or ideas into a sentence without quotation marks. Noun clauses are usually used. In reported speech, the reader does not assume that the words are the speaker’s exact words; often, they are a paraphrase of the speaker’s words.
What are the rules of direct and indirect speech?
Changes as per Tense
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
|---|---|
| Present simple (Subject +V1st + Object) | Past simple (Subject +V2 + Object) |
| Present continuous (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object) | Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
| Present perfect (Subject + has/have+V3+Object) | Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
What is a reported or indirect speech?
Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like ‘say’, ‘tell’, ‘ask’, and we may use the word ‘that’ to introduce the reported words. What are indirect questions?
What are the rules of reported speech?
– Tenses rules – Conjunctions rules – Prepositions Rules – List of Prefix and Suffix With Examples – Active And Passive Voice Rules – List of Homophones/Homonyms – List of Synonyms and Antonyms
What is a direct and reported speech?
Direct speech involves exact words spoken that use speech marks in a sentence. Whereas reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is when something someone has said is summed up without writing the speech out fully. While on the subject of direct speech, it might be worth brushing up on your knowledge of using speech marks. This Speech Mark Worksheet Set is a great way to help
How do you turn indirect speech into direct speech?
Direct: Clinton said,“I am very busy now.”