Understanding Direct and Indirect Speech ASSESSMENT

What is direct speech?

• Direct speech is a form of indirect communication.

• Direct speech is the exact words spoken by a person, typically enclosed in quotation marks.

• Direct speech is always written in italics.

• Direct speech is a summary of what someone said.

What is indirect speech?

• Indirect speech is a form of speech that reports what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.

• Indirect speech is a direct quotation of someone's words.

• Indirect speech is a type of formal writing style.

• Indirect speech is a method of summarizing a text.

Convert the direct speech: 'I am going to the market' into indirect speech.

• He/She said that he/she was going to a store.

• He/She said that he/she is going to the market.

• He/She said that he/she will go to the market.

• He/She said that he/she was going to the market.

Convert the indirect speech: He said that he was tired into direct speech.

• He said, 'I am exhausting.'

• He said, 'He is tired.'

• He said, 'I was tired.'

• He said, "I am tired."

Identify the reporting verb in the sentence: She said, 'I will help you.'

• told

• explained

• mentioned

• said

Change the following sentence to indirect speech: 'Please close the door.'

• He asked to shut the window.

• He requested to close the door.

• He told to close the door.

• He suggested closing the window.

What punctuation is used in direct speech?

• Quotation marks and commas

• Dashes and semicolons

• Parentheses and colons

• Apostrophes and periods

How does the tense change when converting from direct to indirect speech?

• Tenses generally shift back one step when converting from direct to indirect speech.

• Tenses shift forward one step in indirect speech.

• Tenses are not affected in indirect speech.

• Tenses remain the same when converting to indirect speech.

Provide an example of a sentence in direct speech.

• She said, "I will be there soon."

• He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'

• She said she would be there soon.

• They mentioned, 'It might rain tomorrow.'

What is the main difference between direct and indirect speech?

• Direct speech is always in the past tense.

• Indirect speech requires quotation marks.

• Direct speech is used for questions only.

• Direct speech uses quotation marks; indirect speech does not.