Question

What is indirect speech
And direct speech

Answer 1

 Answer:

Direct speech is a sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks (also known as quotation marks or inverted commas)

Indirect speech is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual words

For example:

Direct speech: “I'm seeing my uncle tomorrow.”

Indirect speech: She said she was seeing her uncle the following day.

Answer 2

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In English there are 2 types of speeches that are:-

• Direct speech
• Indirect speech

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• Direct speech also known as quoted speech means the actual or exact words that are spoken by a person.

• ➩ The direct speech is always enclosed with inverted commas (" ")
• ➩ There is no change in words.

For eg; The teacher said to me," Your exam paper is well."

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• Indirect speech means reporting what the first person has said or asked.

• ➩ we change a sentence in indirect speech without using first person's actual words.
• ➩ This is also known as reported speech.
• ➩ We change it into the past tense.

For eg; Teacher told me that my exam paper was well.

Examples:

• Direct – Gita said, “My father served in Delhi before retirement.”
• Indirect – Gita said that her father had served in Delhi before retirement.

• Direct – The teacher said, “My students were playing hockey before sun-set.”
• Indirect – The teacher said that his students had been playing hockey before sun-set.

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