English: Direct and Indirect Speech

Identify the speech;

She said, "I am going to the market"

• Direct Speech

• Indirect Speech

Identify the speech;

Father told us to not touch his laptop.

• Direct Speech

• Indirect Speech

Change this sentence to indirect speech.

Frank asked his friend, "Are you coming to see the cricket match?"

• Frank asked his friend, are you coming to see the cricket match?

• Frank asked his friend that was he coming to see the cricket match?

• Frank told his friend that, are you coming to see the cricket match?

• Frank asks his friend if he is coming to see the cricket match.

Correct this sentence;

The teacher said to us that, "You have scored good points" in the exam.

• The teacher told us that we have scored good points "in the exam".

• The teacher said to us that "You have scored good" points in the exam.

• The teacher said to us, "You have scored good points in the exam".

Write true or false.

2. He cried and said, "I have lost my favourite toy".

Write true or false.

I am going to "Singapore for work".

Change this sentence to direct speech

Chitra said that she will go to the shop today.

• Chitra said that she, "is going to the shop today".

• Chitra said, "I will go to the shop today".

• Chitra told that, "She will go to the shop today".

Write whether the sentence is direct or indirect speech;

Leela said, "Please bring some fruits from the market."

• Indirect Speech

• Direct Speech

What is missing in this sentence?

My son said, Let's go to the mall today

• Full stop

• Question mark

• Inverted commas

State whether true or false.

Rajeev told me that "he was going to go to Delhi the other day". ​

• True

• False