DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Identify the sentence whether it is a direct or indirect speech.

He said , "Get out of my house immediately."

• Direct speech

• Indirect Speech

She asked him if he wanted to buy anything.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

The policeman asked what I was doing.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says.

• True

• False

Indirect speech is also known as _______.

• Quoted speech

• Reported speech

• Direct speech

Change this statement into INDIRECT SPEECH.

She said, "I'll go shopping."

• She said she would go shopping.

• She said she will go shopping.

• She said she should go shopping.

• She said I will go shopping.

She said, "I'm looking for my keys."

• She said that she was looking for her keys.

• She said that she is looking for her keys.

• She said that she looked for her keys.

• She said that she were looking for her keys.

"My friend gave me a bar of chocolate." he said.

• He said that his friend had given him a bar of chocolate.

• He said that his friend gave him a bar of chocolate.

• He said that his friend was gave him a bar of chocolate.

• He said that my friend had given him a bar of chocolate.

He said, "She always wears a coat."

• He said that she always wore a coat.

• He said she always wear a coat.

• He said that she always had wore a coat.

• He said that she always wearing a coat.

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

• Kyle said, “Thank you for helping me with my homework."

• Kyle said, “thank you for helping me with my homework".

• Kyle said “Thank you for helping me with my homework."

• Kyle said “Thank you for helping me with my homework"