Likewise, what is direct and indirect speech give examples?
For example, in the following sentence the present simple becomes the past simple in indirect speech: Direct speech: “I have a new car.” Indirect speech: He said he had a new car.
Also Know, what is indirect speech with examples? Indirect speech is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. For example, He said "I'm coming" is direct speech, whereas He said (that) he was coming is indirect speech.
Also, what is direct and indirect speech?
Direct speech describes when something is being repeated exactly as it was – usually in between a pair of inverted commas. Indirect speech will still share the same information – but instead of expressing someone's comments or speech by directly repeating them, it involves reporting or describing what was said.
How do you convert direct speech to indirect speech?
Rules for conversion of Indirect Speech to Direct Speech
- Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense.
- Remove the conjuctions "that, to, if or whether etc".
- Insert quotation marks, question mark, exclamation and fullstop, wherever necessary.
- Put a comma before the statement.
