What is a direct and indirect speech?
What is a direct and indirect speech?
Direct speech describes when something is being repeated exactly as it was – usually in between a pair of inverted commas. ... Indirect speech will still share the same information – but instead of expressing someone's comments or speech by directly repeating them, it involves reporting or describing what was said.
What are some examples of direct and indirect speech?
- 50 examples of direct and indirect speech Direct: Today is nice, said George. Indirect: George said that day was nice. Direct: He asked her, "How often do you work?" Indirect: He asked her how often she worked. Direct: He works in a bank. ... Direct I'm angry with you. ... Direct: I can help you tomorrow. ... Direct: I often have a big meat. ... Direct: Dance with me! ... Direct: Must I do the city? ...
What are the rules of direct speech?
- All inverted commas or quotation marks are omitted and the sentence ends with a full stop.
- Conjunction 'that' is added before the indirect statement.
- The pronoun 'I' is changed to 'she'. (The Pronoun is changed in Person)
- The verb 'am' is changed to 'was'. (Present Tense is changed to Past)
- The adverb 'now' is changed to 'then'.
What is an example of direct speech?
- Direct speech is a method of writing used to represent the speech of characters or people by directly quoting their words. In general, a sentence with direct speech identifies the speaker and includes the spoken words in quotes. For example, the sentence, "The man said, 'Tomorrow, I plan to go to the mall,'" directly quotes what the man said.
What is direct indirect speech?
- Direct speech implies a direct discourse, that uses the actual words of the speaker to report it. Indirect speech refers to indirect discourse that delineates what a person said, in own words.
