Question

what is direct and indirect speech ? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

What is Direct & Indirect Speech?

Direct Speech: the message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in his own actual words without any change.

Indirect Speech: the message of the speaker is conveyed or reported in our own words.

example :

a)    Direct: Radha said, “I am very busy now.”

b)    Indirect: Radha said that she was very busy then.

Answer 2

Answer:

Indirect speech is a means of expressing the content of statement, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech.

For example, He said " I'm coming is direct speech, whereas He said he was coming is indirect speech.

Explanation:

Thank you