Question

what is direct and indirect speech​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indirect speech is a means of expressing the content of statements, 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

• There are two main ways of reporting.

• These are direct speech and indirect or reported speech.

• When we use direct speech, we quote the actual word spoken by a person.

• In writing, this is shown within quotation marks

• When we use indirect speech, we do not quote the actual words spoken by a person.

• But convey their meaning in our own words.

• The connector that is used to introduce indirect words.

1. In an interrogative sentence, the tense changes in the same way as in an jndirect statement except that the verb said (or any other declarative word used as the reporting verb) is changed into asked, inquired, enquired of , queried, questioned, wanted to know, tried to find out, demanded of and so on.
2. An imperative sentence denotes a piece of advice, a command, a request, a suggestion or an entreaty.
3. Imperative sentences do not begin with the subject as the subject you is understood and not expressed.