Question

which part is called indirect speech​

Answer 1

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Indirect speech is a report on what someone else said or wrote without using that person's exact words (which is called direct speech). It's also called indirect discourse or reported speech.

Answer 2

Answer:

Indirect speech also known as reported clause or indirect discourse focuses more on what someone said or did rather than their exact words.

Explanation:

The indirect speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question, or a command.

'Priya said she was coming' is an indirect speech while 'Priya said "I'm coming" would be a direct speech'.

Some modal verbs (would, could, might, should, ought to) do not change in indirect speech. The indirect speech sentence is then ambiguous since it can be a result of two different direct speech sentences.

• For example,

• Direct-I have painted the ceiling blue.

 Indirect-He said that he had painted the ceiling blue.

• Direct-Please leave the room.

  Indirect-I asked them to leave the room.