Direct and Reported Speech

Direct and Reported Speech

L.O:To differentiate between direct and indirect/reported speech.

To be able to write reported speech from a dialogue .

Can we find dialogues in myths and Legends?

Both Myths and Legends have dialogues.indirect /reported and direct speeches.

Direct Speech

Direct speech is a sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in speech marks (also known as quotation marks or inverted commas). For example: "You'll never guess what I've just seen!" said Sam, excitedly. "What's that?" asked Louise.

indirect or reported speech.

Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank.