Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Direct and Indirect Speech - 230707 - 133222
Direct and Indirect Speech - 230707 - 133222
SPEECH
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO REPORT WHAT SOMEONE SAYS OR
THINKS:
1. directly
2. indirectly
DIRECT SPEECH
Direct speech shows a person’s exact words. To write direct speech, use
quotation marks (“…”)
Examples:
Examples:
a. Beth said, “Ned is a good boy.” Beth said that Ned was a good
boy.
b. Tommy said, “I don’t want it.” Tommy said he didn’t want that.
VERB TENSES (DIRECT INDIRECT)
a. Mary said, “I came to the party.” Mary said she had come to the
party.
b. Mom said, “I cooked you noodle.” Mom said that she had cooked
me noodle.
VERB TENSES (DIRECT INDIRECT)
Examples:
a. Jane said, “I have seen this movie.” Jane said that she had seen
that movie.”
b. Dad said, “Your brother have left home.” Dad said that my brother
had left home.
VERB TENSES (DIRECT INDIRECT)
Examples:
a. Bill said, “I will tell you the truth.” Bill said that he would tell me the
truth.
b. She said, “I can sing better than he can.” She said that she could
sing better that he could.
EXERCISE
INDIRECT WH QUESTIONS
statement.
Examples:
Ted asked me, “What do you think about the book?” Ted asked me what
I thought about the book.
INDIRECT YES NO QUESTIONS
Examples:
a. Brad asked, “Are you ready, Katy?” Brad asked Katy if she was
ready.
b. Eli asked me, “Will you be at the party?” Eli asked whether I
would be at the party or not.
EXERCISE
When we report request, command and advice, we can use the structure:
Example:
The girl said, “Please help me, John!” The girl asked John to help her.
INDIRECT NEGATIVE REQUEST, COMMAND AND
ADVICE
In negative orders, promises, requests,etc, we use the structure:
Example:
The dentist told me, “Don’t eat too much sweet.” The dentist asked me
not to eat too much sweet.
EXERCISE