DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Risya Arina Ulfah x-5 March 21, 2012

Direct Speech / Quoted Speech Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech) Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") and should be word for word. Indirect Speech / Reported Speech Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn't use quotation marks to enclose what the person said and it doesn't have to be word for word. When reporting speech the tense usually changes. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past (because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past). The verbs therefore usually have to be in the past too.

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Direct Speech

What do you want? she asked him. Are you coming with us? he asked me. He asked, When do you intend to make the payment? Do you come from China? said the prince to the girl. The poor man exclaimed, Will none of you help me? Which way should I go? asked the little girl. Alladin said to the magician, What have I done to deserve so severe a punishment? Dont you know the way home? I said to her. Do you write a good hand? the teacher said to the student. Have you anything to say on behalf of the accused? said the judge finally. Have you anything to tell me, little bird? asked Ulysses. Who are you, sir, and what do you want? they asked. The king was impressed with the magician and asked, What can I do for you? She asked, What is it that makes you stronger and braver than other men? Can you solve this problem? he asked me. David : "There is an excellent band playing later on." The doctor : "I'll send you the results as soon as they arrive." Shop assistant: "Are you looking for something special?" Jack : "I'll lend you my grammar book if you think it will help. The driver : "I'm going to turn right at the traffic lights."

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1. 2. 3. She asked him what he wanted. He asked me if I was coming/going with them. He enquired when I/he/she intended to make the payment. 4. 5. The prince asked the girl if she came from China. The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him. 6. 7. The little girl asked which way she should go. Alladin asked the magician what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment. 8. I asked her whether she did not know the way home. 9. The teacher asked the student if he/she wrote a good hand. 10. The judge finally asked whether he/she had anything to say on behalf of the accused. 11. Ulysses asked the little bird whether it had anything to tell him. 12. They asked who he was and what he wanted. 13. The king was impressed with the magician and asked what he could do for him. 14. She asked him what was it that made him stronger and braver than other men. 15. He asked me if I could solve that problem. 16. David said there was an excellent bank playing later on. 17. The doctor said he would send me/us the results as soon as they arrived. 18. The shop assistant asked if I was looking for something special. 19. Jack said he would lend me his grammar book if I Direct and Indirect Speech Risya Arina Ulfah/37 thought it would help. 20. The driver said he was going to turn right at the 3