write an essay about direct and indirect speech by mentioning points....
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The points mentioned below are to be critically noted when we deal with the Direct and Indirect forms of narration :-
※ Always remember to enclose the direct speech within inverted commas.
※ Never change the tense of the reporting verb.
※ If the verb inside the inverted commas is about a Universal truth, don't change the tense.
► If the reporting verb is in Present tense or Future tense, don't change the tense.
» The following are changed according to these certain rules if direct speech is to be changed into Indirect speech :-
→ Tenses
→ Personal and Possessive pronouns
→ Words denoting nearness of time and nearness of position.
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Essay for Direct Speech :
• The exact words of the speaker are placed within double inverted commas. A comma is placed immediately before the quoted words.
• Depending on the kind of sentence the end mark is a full stop, a question mark or a mark of exclamation.
• The first word within quotation marks begins with a capital letter.
Essay for Indirect Speech :
• Whenever you report a speech there’s a reporting verb used like “say” or “tell”.
• 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.
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