Direct and Indirect Speech

Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: She said, 'I love to read books.'

• I love to read books

• She said

• She loves to read books

• 'I love to read books.'

Convert the direct speech 'I am going to the park' into indirect speech.

• He said that he was going to the park.

• He said that he will go to the park.

• He said that he is going to the park.

• He said that he goes to the park.

Which of the following is an indirect speech marker? A) said B) go C) run D) eat

• B) jump

• D) sleep

• C) swim

• A) said

Identify the direct speech in the sentence: 'Please pass me the salt,' she asked.

• She asked for the salt

• She demanded the salt

• 'Please pass me the salt,'

• The salt was requested by her

Convert the direct speech 'I will call you later' into indirect speech.

• He/she said that he/she calls me later.

• He/she said that he/she would call me later.

• He/she said that he/she calling me later.

• He/she said that he/she will call me later.

Locate the direct speech in this sentence: 'Don't forget to water the plants,' her mother reminded her.

• Her mother reminded her to water the plants

• 'Don't forget to water the plants,'

• Water the plants, her mother reminded

• The plants need to be watered, her mother said

Rewrite the direct speech 'I want to go to the beach' as indirect speech.

• He said that he wanted to go to the beach.

• He said that he wanted to go to the park.

• He said that he wants to go to the beach.

• He said that he wants to go to the park.

Point out the direct speech in the sentence: 'I cannot wait to see the new movie,' he exclaimed with excitement.

• Cannot wait to see

• 'I cannot wait to see the new movie,'

• The new movie

• He exclaimed with excitement

Change the direct speech 'I have finished my homework' into indirect speech.

• He said that he will finish his homework.

• He said that he finished his homework.

• He said that he has finished his homework.

• He said that he had finished his homework.

Identify the indirect speech marker in this sentence: She told me that she was going to the store.

• when

• where

• which

• that