Question

pls tell me about direct and indirect speech

Answer 1

direct speech means I will explain the example
He said,"I am eating".

In indirect speech

He said that he was eating

Answer 2

DIRECT SPEECH :

In direct speech (Narration/quotation) the speaker's exact words are given .

eg. John said ,"I am trying for a job here"
(note the punctuation)

1: The exact words of the speaker are put in inverted commas (" ").
2: There is comma after the reporting verb.
3: The quoted words begin with a capital letter.

INDIRECT SPEECH :

In indirect speech (Narration) only the substance of what the speaker said is given and not the exact words.

eg. John said that he was trying for a job there

NOTE that the indirect speech is in the form of ordinary sentence and has no special punctuation.


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