Direct and Indirect Speech

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.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Indirect speech is...

• expresses what was said without using the exact words.

• expresses what was said using the exact words.

• where someone else expresses what was said.

• where someone expresses their own words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Indirect speech is also known as what?

• Repeated speech

• Repeated statements

• Reported speech

• Reported statements

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Speech marks are needed for what?

• Direct Speech

• Indirect Speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Speech marks are also known as what?

• Inverted commas

• Quotation marks

• Both of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

"We are going to Dufan this Friday," said Sandy.

• Sandy said that they are going to Dufan that Friday.

• Sandy said that they was going to Dufan that Friday.

• Sandy said that they were going to Dufan that Friday.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1A

CCSS.L.4.3A

"I will call you tonight," said Sally to her brother.

• Sally told her brother that she would call him that night.

• Sally told her brother that he would call her that night.

• Both are correct

• Neither is correct

The children said to their mom, "We may go home late today."

• The children told their mom that we might go home late that day.

• The children told their mom that they might go home late that day.

• No correct answer

His dad said, "I can pick you up today, my son."

• His dad said to me that he could pick you up today.

• His dad said to him that he could pick him up that day.

• Both are correct

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1A

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.4.2B

He says, "They will hurt you".

• He told me that they will hurt me.

• He told me that he would be hurt me.

• He told me that they would hurt me.

• He told me that they would hurt you.