Direct Indirect Speech
Direct Indirect Speech When we reproduce the speech of a speaker using the exact words spoken by him or her, it is called the direct speech. When we report the speech of a speaker without quoting the actual words spoken by him or her, it is called the indirect speech or reported speech. Direct speech · The exact words of the speaker are enclosed within quotation marks. · Reporting verb say or tell is used. · A comma is placed after the reporting verb. Indirect speech · In indirect speech, the statement of the speaker is not enclosed within the quotation marks. · Conjunction that is used to introduce the reported speech. · Comma is not used after the reporting verb. · ...