Indirect sentence always use inverted quotation marks.
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In form of Direct Speech:
- The actual words of the speaker are put within inverted commas (" ")
- A comma(,)is used before these words,seperating them from the first part of the sentence.
- The qouted words begin with a Capital letter.
In form of Indirect Speech.
- Here,the qouted words are not in inverted commas,but are introduced by conjunction'that'.
- There is no comma after Reporting Verb 'said'.
- The tense of the Reporting Verb is never changed.
Ex‐
He said,"I am busy. "
-He said that he was busy.
Indirect Speech always use inverted quotations.
》False.
Indirect sentence always use inverted quotation mark.
(True/False)
False
✶ Direct speech :-
The sentences that tells us the exact words of the speaker are said to be in direct speech .
Read the sentence :-
Sushma asked, ' how much does the box of chocolate cost ? '
The shopkeeper said , ' It costs a hundred rupees. '
✶ Indirect speech :-
Sentences where one reports what the speaker has said are in indirect or reported speech.
while changing the the sentence from direct speech to indirect speech we must follow this rules:-
ꔷ The quoted words begin with capital letter.
ꔷ Especially, we use (,)comma and (') in the direct speech aren't used in indirect speech.
ꔷ We do not use the quotation mark in the second case.
ꔷ The first person and second person pronouns are changed into third person.
ꔷ Words expressing nearness of time and place are change into words expressing distance.
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