Direct and Indirect speach definition
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Answer:
Direct speech is used by the inverted commas
Indirect speech is also called reported speech ,In it we don't use inverted commas.
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Direct Speech:
We report the words of the speaker by repeating the actual words which are written in inverted commas.
Eg: Rinki said, "I have a holiday tomorrow."
Indirect Speech:
In this we convey speaker's thoughts but without repeating actual words.
Eg: Rinki said that she had a holiday the next day.
Supplementary Information:
Change in pronouns:
I person => I, my => Subject
II person => You, Your => Object
III person => He, She => No change
Change in tenses:
Simple present (DS) => Simple past (IS)
Present continuous => Past continuous
Present perfect => Past perfect
Simple past => Past perfect
Past continuous => Past perfect continuous
- May => Might
- Can => Could
- Will => Would
- Shall => Should
Change in time and place:
Tomorrow => The next day
Yesterday => The day before
Tonight => That night
Today => That day
This => That
These => Those
Next day => The following day
Last week => The previous week
Here => There
Ago => Before
Now => Then