Question

direct and indirect speech rules​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Yes

Answer 2

direct and indirect speech rules

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Direct speech – reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by him.

Direct speech example: Maya said ‘I am busy now’.

Indirect speech: reporting the message of the speaker in our own words

Indirect speech example: Maya said that she was busy then.

Let us understand the direct and indirect rules with examples and for all tenses so that you can apply them correctly, without making any mistakes in the exams.

Direct speech rule

1. Direct To Indirect Speech Conversion – Reporting Verb
2. Direct Speech to Indirect Speech conversion – Present Tense
3. Direct Speech to Indirect Speech conversion – Past Tense & Future Tense
4. Direct Speech to Indirect Speech Conversion – Interrogative Sentences

Indirect speech rule

1. Rules for conversion of Indirect Speech to Direct Speech
2. Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense.
3. Remove the conjuctions "that, to, if or whether etc". ...
4. Insert quotation marks, question mark, exclamation and fullstop, wherever necessary.
5. Put a comma before the statement.