Question

Direct Speech and
Indirect Speech ​

Answer 1

• Direct speech describes when something is being repeated exactly as it was - usually in between a pair of inverted commas. For example : The inspector said, "I am glad to be with you today."
• When the meaning of the speech is conveyed in the reporter's words, it is called indirect speech. For example : The inspector said that he was glad to be with him that day.

Answer 2

Direct speech and indirect speech:

Indirect speech:

➜ He told her that, she was trying to insult me.

Direct speech:

➜ He said to her," you are trying to insult me".

Direct speech definition:

➜ Direct speech is quote actual words of the speaker.

Indirect speech definition:

➜ Indirect speech reports the content said by the speaker without quoting exact words. This is "Reported speech".

Examples of direct and indirect speech:

Direct speech:

➜ Nayanshreyas, said "I have scored 100% marks in maths".

Indirect speech:

➜ Nayanshreyas said that he had scored 100% marks in maths.

Converting direct to indirect speech:

➜ Changing the tenses.

➜ Changing the pronouns.

➜ Changing the expression of the words for (Place, things, Time).

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