Direct speech and indirect speech

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What is Direct Speech?

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Direct Speech is the reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker.

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What is Indirect Speech?

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Indirect Speech is the reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said.

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How do you convert Direct Speech to Indirect Speech?

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You typically change the tense, pronouns, and remove quotation marks.

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Example of Direct Speech: 'I am going to the store.'

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Indirect Speech: She said that she was going to the store.

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What punctuation is used in Direct Speech?

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Direct Speech is enclosed in quotation marks.

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What is the main difference between Direct and Indirect Speech?

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Direct Speech quotes the exact words, while Indirect Speech paraphrases them.

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Convert to Direct Speech: He said he would come.

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He said, 'I will come.'

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Convert to Indirect Speech: 'Close the door,' she said.

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She told me to close the door.

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What is a reporting verb?

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A reporting verb is a verb used to introduce Direct or Indirect Speech, such as 'say', 'tell', 'ask'.

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How do you report a question in Indirect Speech?

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Change the question format to a statement and adjust the tense.