Direct and Indirect Speech

What is direct speech?

• Direct speech is a form of speech where the exact words spoken by a person are quoted and enclosed in quotation marks.

• Direct speech is a form of speech where the words spoken by a person are paraphrased.

• Direct speech is a form of speech where the exact words spoken by a person are written in italics.

• Direct speech is a form of speech where the words spoken by a person are summarized.

What is indirect speech?

• A way of reporting what someone else has said using their exact words.

• A way of reporting what someone else has said without any changes.

• A way of reporting what someone else has said without using their exact words.

• A way of reporting what someone else has said by adding your own words.

Which punctuation marks are used to enclose direct speech?

• quotation marks

• commas

• parentheses

• exclamation marks

Which punctuation marks are used to enclose indirect speech?

• quotation marks or inverted commas

• question marks

• exclamation marks

• parentheses

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in direct speech?

• To emphasize important words in a sentence.

• To indicate the speaker's tone or emotion.

• To indicate the exact words spoken by someone.

• To separate dialogue from the rest of the text.

What is the purpose of using quotation marks in indirect speech?

• To indicate the speaker's tone of voice.

• To emphasize the importance of the words spoken.

• To indicate the exact words spoken by someone else.

• To separate the words spoken from the rest of the sentence.

Which of the following is a speech reporting verb?

• do

• say

• ask

• tell

Which of the following is not a speech reporting verb?

• run

• jump

• talk

• walk

In direct speech, do we change the tense of the reported speech?

• Yes

• Sometimes

• Only for past tense

• No

In indirect speech, do we change the tense of the reported speech?

• Yes

• Only for past tense

• Sometimes

• No