Question

a. What is narration or reported speech? Give the definitions of direct and indirect speech with examples?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Reported speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words: for example, 'They said you didn't like it', 'I asked her what her plans were', and ' Citizens complained about the

Direct speech is a sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks (also known as quotation marks or inverted commas). For example: "You'll never guess what I've just seen!" said Sam, excitedly. "What's that?" asked Louise.

Answer 2

Answer:

Direct Speech is a directly said statement. : He said, “I want a pen.” Indirect Speech is a narration of a directly said statement: He asked for a pen.