Question

Which sentence contains an indirect quotation

Answer 1

The correct option is B.

Explanation:

• Option B is "Bob told Susan that he wanted to go shopping this evening".  

• As option B shows that Bob is saying something to Susan but it is not quoted in Bob's words, it is told to us by a third person or an audience.

• There are two types of speech in English grammar i.e. direct and indirect.

• Indirect speech is the type of reported speech in which the main message of the speaker is conveyed without keeping the original order.

• Direct speech is also known as quoted speech as that reports the words uttered in the original form.

• In an indirect speech the words are not written in the order they were uttered by the original speaker.

• Unlike indirect speech, direct speech is written with inverted commas.

• The original speaker is mentioned in the sentence to report whose words are being written.