DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Direct speech atau quoted speech :

merupakan sebuah kutipan langsung dari ucapan seseorang yang ditandai dengan quotation mark (").
Indirect speech atau reported speech :
juga memberikan informasi yang sama namun perbedaanya adalah tidak mengutip secara langsung
melainkan mendeskripsikan ucapan tersebut dengan kalimat yang berbeda.

contoh penggunaan dari direct dan indirect speech :

1. Pergantian Tenses
Di kedua speech ini, terdapat pergantian tenses yang perlu kamu lakukan. Tetapi ada pengecualian, yaitu
jika kalimat pertama pada direct speech merupakan present tense atau future tense maka tidak perlu
ada pergantian tenses di indirect speech.
Contoh:
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
 She says, "She is ill."  She says that she is ill.
 You say, " I drink a cup of coffee  You say that you drink a cup of coffee
every morning." every morning.
 She said, "I take yoga class once a  She said that she took yoga class once
week." a week.
 Siska said, "We are watching a movie."  Siska said that they were watching a
 Jonny said, "My sister have finished movie.
her class."  Jonny said that her sister had
finished her class.
2. Pergantian Waktu
Jika dalam direct speech terdapat keterangan waktu seperti now, tomorrow, today, yesterday, dan
tonight maka pada indirect speech keterangan waktu tersebut harus diganti.
Contoh:
Direct Speech
 He said, "I need my phone now." Indirect Speech
 My mom said, "I am going to your  He said that he need his phone then.
school today."  My mom said that she was going to my
 She said, "My uncle visited me school that day.
yesterday."  She said that her uncle visited her the
 Clay said, "I am going to Jakarta previous day.
tomorrow."  Clay said he was going to jakarta the
 Clara said, "We are going to eat kebab next day.
tonight."  Clara said they were going to eat
kebab that night.

3. Kalimat Perintah
Untuk menuliskan kalimat perintah pada indirect speech tentunya berbeda. Biasanya kalimat perintah
dapat berisikan saran, permohonan, permintaan, atau pesan.
Contoh:
 Direct Speech
 My brother said to my sister, "Close
the windows."
 She said to him, "Bring your book,
please."
 My teacher said to me, "Don't throw
the rubbish in this room."
 Lily said to me, "You should find a job."
 You said to me, "Consult a doctor."
Indirect Speech
 My brother ordered my sister to close
the windows.
 She requested him to bring my book.
 My teacher forbade me to throw the
rubbish in that room.
 Lily advised me that he should find a
job.
 You suggested me to consult a doctor.

Latihan Soal
1. Direct speech: She said, "I will take English class."
Indirect speech: ______
2. Direct speech: Indra said to me, "I bought a new laptop."
Indirect speech: ______
3. Direct speech: Siska said, "Where do you live?"
Indirect speech: ______
4. Direct speech: My mother says, "I like this song."
Indirect speech: _____
5. Direct speech: He said, "My parents will go to museum tomorrow."
Indirect speech: ______
6. Direct speech: ______
Indirect speech: She asked me how Jonny would get here.
7. Direct speech: _____
Indirect speech: He said he hadn't seen his cat since the previous day.
8. Direct speech: _____
Indirect speech: You told me he was going to your house.
9. Direct speech: _____
Indirect speech: She asked him to call her back later.
10. Direct speech: _____
Indirect speech: My friend suggested me to try a new menu in the canteen.