DIRECT SPEECH AND REPORTED SPEECH

She said, "I saw him."

• She said who she had seen him

• She said she saw him

• She said that she had seen him

She said, “I am going to London tomorrow.”

• She said that she was going to go to London the next day.

• She said that she is going to London the next day.

• She said that she was going to London the next day.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.2

My parents asked me, “Why are you crying?”

• My parents asked me why I was crying.

• My parents asked me why I am crying.

• My parents asked me why I had been crying.

Direct Speech is..

• the reporting of speech by using similar words to the speaker.

• the reporting of speech by rephrasing what the speaker said.

• the reporting of speech by repeating the exact words of the speaker.

• the reporting of speech at the exact time it was said.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Indirect speech is also known as what?

• Repeated speech

• Repeated statements

• Reported speech

• Reported statements

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Khurt: "I was writing a letter yesterday."

• Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day.

• Khurt said that he was writing a letter the day before.

• Khurt said that he had written a letter before that day.

• Khurt said that he wrote a letter the day before.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week."

• Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

• Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

She said, "I saw him."

• She said who she had seen him

• She said she saw him

• She said that she had seen him

She said, “I am going to London tomorrow.”

• She said that she was going to go to London the next day.

• She said that she is going to London the next day.

• She said that she was going to London the next day.

My parents asked me, “Why are you crying?”

• My parents asked me why I was crying.

• My parents asked me why I am crying.

• My parents asked me why I had been crying.