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English
Quarter 1- Module 5
Direct and Reported Speech
EN7G-III-e-3

Department of Education • Republic of the Philippines

English – Grade 7
Supplementary Learning Resource
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Direct and Reported Speech
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 1- Module 5
Direct and Reported Speech
EN7G-III-e-3

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator

Welcome to the English 7 Project CAP-LRE Supplementary Learning Resource on

Direct and Reported Speech.

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators from
public institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator, in helping the learners meet the
standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help learners
acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their needs and
circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of the
module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that will help
you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module. You
also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage their own
learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the learners as they do the
tasks included in the module.

For the learner

Welcome to the English 7 Project CAP- LRE Supplementary Learning Resource on

Direct and Reported Speech!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process
the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

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This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need This will give you an idea of the skills or competencies you
to Know are expected to learn in the module

This part includes an activity that aims to check what you

already know about the lesson to take. If you get all the
What I Know
answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

This is a brief drill or review to help you link the current

What’s In
lesson with the previous one.

In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to you in

What’s New various ways; a story, a song, a poem, a problem opener,
an activity, or a situation.

This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson. This

What is It aims to help you discover and understand new concepts
and skills.

This comprises activities for independent practice to solidify

your understanding and skills of the topic. You may check
What’s More
the answers to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.

What I Have This includes questions or blank sentence / paragraph to be

Learned filled in to process what you learned from the lesson.

This section provides an activity which will help you transfer

What I Can
your new knowledge or skill into real life situations or
Do
concerns.

This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of mastery

Assessment
in achieving the learning competency.

Additional In this portion, another activity will be given to you to enrich

Activities your knowledge or skill of the lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the module.

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 At the end of this module you will also find:
References This is a list of all sources used in developing this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included
in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

This module is composed of different learning activities that will give you knowledge
and enhance your skills in Grammar Awareness and Structure.

After going through with this lesson, you are expected to:
1. identify the different features of direct speech and reported speech;
2. transform a statement from direct speech into reported speech, or vice-versa; and
3. use direct and reported speech appropriately in varied contexts.

What I Know

This activity will check your background knowledge about the topic of this module.
Before you go through, answer the activity below.

Directions: Identify each sentence whether it is a Direct Speech or a Reported Speech. On

the space provided, write DS if the statement is in the direct speech and RS if it is in the
reported speech.

___ 1. Education Secretary Leonor Briones appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte on

Monday to allow the Department of Education (DepEd) to continue its preparations for the
opening of classes this incoming School Year (SY) 2020-2021 based on its roadmap.
___ 2. “Our appeal is to allow us to continue our preparations based on the roadmap because
our target is no face-to-face [conduct of classes] on August 24 and to allow us to continue our
preparations because we have already started,” Briones said.
___ 3. Briones gave the President an update on the ongoing efforts of the DepEd to ensure
learning continuity amid the health crisis.
___ 4. “We had to select or identify a date [of school opening] because we cannot keep people
hanging,” she explained.
___ 5. “As announced, schools will open on August 24 but there are still no face-to-face
sessions until we get a vaccine,” Duterte said.

Directions: Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct word/group of words
inside the parenthesis.
(was, were ) 6. Direct speech: Mrs. Sanchez said, ‘I’m happy with my daughter’s
test results.’
Indirect speech: Mrs. Sanchez said that she __________ happy with
her daughter’s test results.

(he, they) 7. Direct speech: Antonio told Gracia, ‘I told you that
we were not going on a trip.’
Indirect speech: Antonio told the Gracia that __________had told her
that they were not going on a trip.

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(cannot, could) 8. Direct speech: Diana said, “I can swim”.
Indirect speech: Diana said that she __________ swim.

(the day before, 9. Direct speech: Darren said, “My sister came home yesterday”
tomorrow) Indirect speech: She said that her sister had come __________.

(ordered, 10. Direct speech: Roxanne said to Rudy, “Close the door.”
requested) Indirect speech: Roxanne _________ to go away.

Directions: Read the excerpt taken from a personal essay. Transform the underlined direct
speeches into reported speech. The first underlined sentence or phrase is being made as a
sample for this activity. Put your answers in the table provided below the essay.

From a ‘kingki’ to a torch

By Anthony S. Villanueva, SAHS

It was dimmed and blurred that night when (1) I remember my father’s friend
asked me a question about my ambition in life while I was lying on our old
brown ‘papag’, a wood bed made out of bamboo trunks, doing my homework.
And those were my memories which had been carved in the past during the
days when I was an elementary student and it’s now brought back every time
I remember talking about dreams or ambitions. But (2) these are now my
scars of my present. They are retained inside the chunks of my knowledge
and they are remained inside my heart. It is because (3) they leave
remarkable history.
Instead of answering back with all yearns to the questions which was thrown to me, I
found myself run out of words. I could not even reply a simple answer which a kid usually
does. I really did not know about what I want to be in the future. I really did not know more
about establishing plans in an early stage of my life. My mind was also blank, just like an
empty space. And (4) it is just like the atmosphere that night, so quiet and dark. And if
there was only a light that you could possibly see, it was only the fire which was coming from
a lamp or we usually called it as ‘kingki’ in Ilocano.
A lamp that had been with us for so many years, a lamp that served as
the witness of our struggles as a family and a lamp that also gave hope
because of its light. And this lamp gave me the inspiration to be a teacher.
Simply as, (5) it gives its whole life to be a service to others. I would like to
be that fire just like a burning torch that will give enlightenment to others
particularly to young generations. A fire that carries light and serve as much as
I can the education they wanted and to attain the ultimate goal of learning. And
also, to be an inspiration for them to continually uphold education to new
generations to come, just like passing the torch of wisdom from one generation to
another generation.

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 Now, that I am a professional teacher who worked in our small barangay, I have never
imagined this kind of battle in this arena where people continuously seek for vast information
that this world has to offer. And I did not know exactly where it all started when my idealism
became realism. It is just like a battle of my own expectations versus the reality of life. Before,
I went to school with all these weapons ready to support my idealism in a classroom setting
but it only brought me to a world where actual truth of life lies and lives. It also changed my
perspectives in life that (6) I need to hold on and buckle up first and open my mind to a
lot of considerations.

REPORTED SPEECH
Example: I remember my father’s friend asked me a question about my ambition in life.
Answer: He said that he remembered his father’s friend asked him a question about his
ambition in life.
11. He said that…

12. He said that…

13. He said that…

14. He said that…

15. He said that…

The activities are arranged from the simplest tasks and takes progress to more
complex ones to enable the learner to grasp the lesson gradually and allow the learner
to gain a deeper understanding Styles in Speech; Direct Speech and Reported Speech.
Guide the learner in doing the activities and ensure that the learner’s interest is sustained
throughout the learning process.

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 Styles in Speech
DIRECT SPEECH and REPORTED SPEECH
Knowing the Styles in Speech helps you to construct sentences in a right manner,
particularly when you are quoting lines from what the speaker has said and reconstructing
these sentences into reported speech. This is very important particularly in developing your
writing skills. This will be developed as you go through to the next pages of this module.
This lesson may also enhance your skills in Grammar Awareness and Structure. In
this lesson, you will also encounter different learning activities which are engaging and
challenging. These give you an opportunity to understand the styles in speech; direct speech
and reported speech, and it allows you to discover their different features.
In the learning activities of this module, you will transform direct speech into reported
speech or vice-versa and construct you own sentences using the two styles in speech.
What’s more? You will also know the appropriate verb tenses when changing direct
speech into reported speech or vice-versa.
Just sit back, relax and enjoy the fun in this learning journey.

What’s In

For you to be able to fully understand the new lesson, we need to review the Simple
Past Form of a verb. This verb tense has a relation to our new lesson in this module because
when transforming a Direct Speech into Reported Speech, the verb tense changes. The
Reported speech uses past forms of a verb.

Simple Past Form – talks about actions

that happened at a specific time in the past.
There can be few actions happening one
after another.
These can be in terms of:
(a) events in the past that are now finished
(b) situation in the past
(c) a series of actions in the past

Remember that the Simple Past Form of a verb can be formed by adding -d or -ed at the end of the verb
(action word) or by changing its spelling.

Examples: talk- talked prepare- prepared become- became

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Directions: Write down on the blanks the Simple Past Form of the word inside the
parenthesis. An example is being provided below.
Example: The Coronavirus Disease or COVID-19 (affect) affected different countries
in the world including the Philippines.
1. President Rodrigo R. Duterte (say) _____ that there shall be no face-to-face interaction
during the opening of classes in August.

2. Department of Education Secretary Leonor M. Briones (offer) _____different learning

delivery modalities for learners this school year.

3. Parents (enroll) _____ their children through online registration.

4. Teachers (attend) _____ different webinars as preparations for what they called as the
‘new normal’ in the teaching and learning.

5. Teachers from different schools (use) _____ survey forms to know the learning
modalities preferred by the parents for their children.

Now, see if you got the correct answers.

1. President Rodrigo R. Duterte said that there shall be no face-to-face interaction
during the opening of classes in August.

2. Department of Education Secretary Leonor M. Briones offered different learning

delivery modalities for learners this school year.

3. Parents enrolled their children through online registration.

4. Teachers attended different webinars in preparation for what is called the ‘new normal’
in the teaching and learning.

5. Teachers from different schools used survey forms to know the learning modalities
preferred by the parents for their children.

Congratulations! You are now ready to proceed with the next activities.

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 What’s New

“She examines The doctor said that

thoroughly the new she examined
patient of the virus,” thoroughly the new
said the doctor. patient of the virus.

What do you notice with the statements of Mr. Matatag and Mrs. Marikit?
You are right! Mr. Matatag conveyed or reported his message in his actual words. On
the other hand, Mrs. Marikit conveyed or reported Mr. Matatag’s message in her own words.
Mr. Matatag’s statement is an example of a Direct Speech. Meanwhile, Mrs. Marikit’s
statement is an example of a Reported Speech.
This module mainly focuses on the features of Direct Speech and Reported Speech.
Let us get to know more about these two styles of speech by identifying their differences by
doing this activity.
Classify each word inside the word pool below whether it is a feature of Direct Speech
or Reported Speech.

spoken words ‘that’ expression direct discourse

reported speaker listener
indirect discourse quoted speech exact
specific

You got it right if your answer is the same with that of the table below. Take note of the
key words associated with Direct and Reported Speech.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
specific ‘that’ expression
exact reported
quoted speech listener
speaker indirect discourse
direct discourse
spoken words

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 What is It

Let us now talk about the Direct Speech and Reported Speech by understanding their
definitions, features, rules, as well as examples.

Direct Speech is a Reported Speech is a

sentence that gives a
statement or thought in
its original form
according to how the
original speaker said it.
sentence that
expresses the content
of a statement without
quoting just like what is
done in direct speech.

Read the examples below and examine the features of the two speeches.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
 “She examines thoroughly the new  The doctor said that she examined
patient of the virus,” said the doctor. thoroughly the new patient of the
virus.

In the given examples above, the verb tense of the sentence in the Direct Speech is in
the present simple tense while the verb tense in the Reported Speech is different because
the tense changed into simple past tense. This is considered as the major change when
transforming or reconstructing a sentence from one speech into another speech. Here are the
rules on the conversion of Direct to Indirect Speech and vice versa.

Grammar Rules with Tips on Using Direct & Indirect Speech

A. Change in the verb tense
DIRECT SPEECH
1. Present Simple Tense
“She informs the public about her health
status,” said Dr. Mahusay.
2. Present continuous Tense
“Doctors are still testing the new
medicines for COVID-19,” said Dr.
Mahusay.
3. Present Perfect Tense
“He has examined thoroughly the
diagnostic results of the patient,” said Dr.
Mahusay.
REPORTED SPEECH
1. Past Simple Tense
Dr. Mahusay said that she informed the
public about her health status.
2. Past Continuous Tense
Dr. Mahusay said that the doctors were
still testing the new medicines for
COVID-19.
3. Past Perfect Tense
Dr. Mahusay said that he had examined
thoroughly the diagnostic results of the
patient.

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 DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
4. Simple Past Tense 4. Past Perfect Tense
“She has undergone series of laboratory Dr. Mahusay said that she had
tests,” said Dr. Mahusay. undergone series of laboratory tests.
5. Past Continuous Tense 5. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
“They were waiting for the mass testing,” Dr. Mahusay said that they had been
said Dr. Mahusay. waiting for the mass testing.
6. Past Perfect Tense 6. Past Perfect Tense
“The new cases of the COVID-19 had Dr. Mahusay said that the new cases of
increased dramatically,” said Dr. the COVID-19 had increased
Mahusay. dramatically.
7. Future Simple Tense 7. [Change “will” into “would”]
“The frontliners will continue to serve you Dr. Mahusay said that the frontliners
during this time of pandemic,” said Dr. would continue to serve you during this
Mahusay. time of pandemic.
8. Future Progressive Tense 8. [Change “will be” into “would be”]
“Our doctors will be doing everything to Dr. Mahusay said that our doctors would
find vaccines for the virus,” said Dr. be doing everything to find vaccines for
Mahusay. the virus.
9. Future Perfect Tense 9. [Change “will have” into “would
“We will have prayed so hard,” said Dr. have”] Dr. Mahusay said that we would
Mahusay. have prayed so hard.
10. Future Perfect Tense [Change “will have been” into “would
“The world will have been healed soon,” have been”] Dr. Mahusay said that the
said Dr. Mahusay. world would have been healed soon.
Note: The Tense in Indirect Speech is NOT CHANGED if the words within the quotation marks
talk of a universal truth or habitual action.
a) Direct: They said, “We cannot live without water.”
b) Indirect: They said that we cannot live without water.

B. Proper Use of Pronouns

Aside from the changes in the verb tenses, you must also observe the proper use of
the pronouns, like the uses of subject pronouns and object pronouns. It means, the
pronouns used in the direct speech also change in the reported speech.
Take this example of a direct speech, “I love you,” said Maria. If you change this into
the reported speech it will become, Maria said that she loved you. The subject pronoun ‘I’
in the direct speech is being replaced by another subject pronoun ‘she’ in the reported speech.
Just take another look for these set of examples. Notice the changes in the pronouns
used in each sentence.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
 “She disinfects the tools we used in  Lino said that she disinfected the
the quarantine facility,” said Lino. tools they used in the quarantine
 “My brother informs our family facility.
members about the case of the  Lisa said that her brother informed
patient,” said Lisa. their family members about the case
 “I transfer the new patients to the of the patient.
other hospital,” said Dr. Emilio Abad.  Dr. Emilio Abad said that he
transferred the new patients to the
other hospital.

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 Subject pronouns like I, you, he, she, it, we and they will change in the reported
speech depending on who is referred to in the sentence. Thus, use appropriate personal
pronouns if you are referring to a boy or a girl. Also, be mindful in the usage of Object
pronouns like me, you, him, her, us and them.

C. Changes in Modals
CAN changes into COULD
a) Direct: He said, "I can dance."
b) Indirect: He said that he could dance.
MAY changes into MIGHT
a) Direct: He said, "I may rent a house.”
b) Indirect: He said that he might rent a house.
MUST changes into HAD TO/WOULD HAVE TO
a) Direct: He said, "I must study hard.”
b) Indirect: He said that he had to study hard.
Modals that DO NOT Change: Would, Could, Might, Should, Ought to.
a) Direct: He said, "I should accept the challenge.”
b) Indirect: He said that he should accept the challenge.

D. Conversion of Interrogative
Reporting Verb like ‘said/ said to’ changes to asked, enquired, or demanded
a) Direct: She said to me, “What are you doing?”
b) Indirect: She asked me what I was doing.
If sentence begins with auxiliary verb, the joining clause should be if or whether.
a) Direct: He said, “Will you come for the celebration?”
b) Indirect: He asked them whether they would come for the celebration.
If sentence begins with ‘wh’ questions, then no conjunction is used as the "question-
word" itself act as joining clause.
a) Direct: “Where do you live?” asked Ashley.
b) Indirect: Ashley enquired where I lived.

E. Command, Request, Exclamation, Wish

Commands and Requests
Indirect Speech is introduced by some verbs like ordered, requested, advised, and
suggested. Forbid(s)/ forbade is used for the negative sentences. The imperative mood is
changed into the Infinitive.

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a) Direct: Iya said to Jane, “Wear your mask.”
b) Indirect: Iya ordered Jane to wear her mask.
c) Direct: Pao said to Carla, “Please stay home.”
d) Indirect: Pao requested Carla to stay home.

Exclamations and Wishes

Indirect Speech is introduced by some words like grief, sorrow, happiness, applaud.
Exclamatory sentence changes into assertive sentence and Interjections are removed.
a) Direct: Bes remarked, “What a lovely day.”
b) Indirect: She exclaimed that it was a lovely day.

F. Change of Place and Time

Words expressing nearness in time or place in Direct Speech are generally changed
into words expressing distance in Indirect Speech.
Now – then Here – there Ago – before
Thus – so Today -- that day Tomorrow -- the next day
This -- that Yesterday -- the day before These -- those
Come -- go Hence – thence Next week/month --
following week/month

a) Direct: Xena said, “My father came yesterday.”

b) Indirect: Xena said that her father had come the day before.
c) Direct: She says/will say, “My father came yesterday.”
Indirect: She says/will say that her father had come yesterday. (Here the reporting verb
‘says’ is in the present tense OR ‘will say’ is in future tense; hence the time expression
‘yesterday’ won’t change.)

G. Punctuation
The words that are actually spoken should be enclosed in quotes and begin with a
capital letter.
Example: Glei said, “You are safe here.”
Comma, full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark must be present at the end of
reported sentences and are placed inside the closing inverted comma or commas.
Example: Justin asked, “Can I come with you?”

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 If direct speech comes after the information about who is speaking, comma is used to
introduce the piece of speech, placed before the first inverted comma.
Example: Geneva shouted, “Observe physical distancing!”
Example: “Thinking back,” Belle said, “she didn't expect to win.” (Comma is used to
separate the two reported speech and no capital letter to begin the second sentence).

H. Conversion of Indirect to Direct Speech

1. Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense.
2. Remove the conjunctions "that, to, if or whether etc" wherever necessary.
3. Insert quotation marks, question mark, exclamation and full stop, as per the mood of the
sentence.
4. Put a comma before the statement.
5. Write the first word of the statement with capital letter.
6. Change the past tense into present tense wherever the reporting verb is in the past
tense.
7. Convert the past perfect either into past tense or present perfect as found necessary.
Example
a) Indirect: Audy asked whether Ciella is coming.
b) Direct: He said to him, “Are you coming?”

What’s More

Activity A
Directions: Identify each sentence whether it is a Direct Speech or a Reported Speech. On
the space provided, write DS if the statement is in the direct speech and RS if it is in the
reported speech.
_____ 1. Mother said, “I have cooked your favorite dish.”
_____ 2. Lyn asked Darwin whether he is coming.
_____ 3. Aunt Cora says, “I will go to school tomorrow to get Marco’s modules.”
_____ 4. "I always drink water", Mina said.
_____ 5. Father said, ‘We cannot live without air’.

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Activity B
Directions: Analyze each illustration below and guess its corresponding word or words to
complete and to form the Direct Speech of each sentence. Write your answer on the space
provided. The first one is done for you.

1.

SAID

Mr. Matatag
Answer: “Pray hard,” said Mr. Matatag.
2.

SAID

Mrs. Marikit
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
3.

SAID

Mr. Matatag
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
4.

SAID

Mrs. Marikit
Answer: ____________________________________________________________

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5.

SAID

Mr. Matatag
Answer: ____________________________________________________________

Activity C

Directions: Apply the necessary corrections indicated in the parenthesis to form a meaningful
statement. Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.

_____ 1. Father said to me, “The air has weight.” (verb tense)
a. Father told me that the air has weight.
b. Father tells me that the air has weight.
c. Father is telling me that the air had weight.
d. Father has told me that the air has weight.
_____ 2. Anne said that she loved dogs. (punctuation)
a. Anne said, “I love dogs.”
b. Anne, said I, love dogs.”
c. “Anne said”, I love dogs.
d. Anne said, I love “dogs.”
_____ 3. Lino said, “I must strictly follow the safety protocols.” (modal)
a. Lino had said that he has to strictly follow the safety protocols.
b. Lino said that he had to strictly follow the safety protocols.
c. Lino says that he shall follow the safety protocols.
d. Lino said that he can follow the safety protocols.
_____ 4. Angela said that her mother had baked her a cake that day. (time)
a. “Mother baked me a cake next month”, Angela said.
b. “Mother baked me a cake tomorrow”, Angela said.
c. “Mother baked me a cake on Monday”, Angela said.
d. “Mother baked me a cake today”, Angela said.
_____ 5. Conrad said to me, “Where are you going? (interrogative)
a. Conrad asked me where I was going.
b. Conrad asked me where I went.
c. Conrad asked me where I will go.
d. Conrad asked me where will I go.

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Activity D
Directions: Read the following lines quoted from famous literary writers. Then, change these
into Reported Speech. Write your answers on the space provided.

1. “I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.”
- Stephen King
______________________________________________________________________

2. “Prose is architecture, not interior decoration.”

- Ernest Hemingway
_____________________________________________________________________

3. “Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are
most economical in its use.”
- Mark Twain
______________________________________________________________________

4. “Poetry creates the myth, the prose writer draws its portrait.”
- Jean-Paul Sartre

_______________________________________________________________

5. “A wounded deer leaps the highest.”

- Emily Dickinson

______________________________________________________________________

Activity E
Directions: Analyze the sentences below. Then, transform each from Direct Speech into
Reported Speech or vice versa. Write your answer on the space provided.
1. The media told the public that COVID-19 pandemic had started sometime in January this
year.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
2. “Filipinos became more resilient nowadays,” said Dr. Damian.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
3. “We need to submit to the government’s health protocols,” said nurse Risa.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
4. The Department of Health (DOH) said that we must follow health and safety standards like
observing physical distancing and wearing of face mask.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________

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5. “You need to boost your immune system to fight any kind of disease,” shared Leo.
Answer: ____________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Let us know what concepts you have learned upon taking up this module.
Directions: Underline the word in the parenthesis, which you think, best completes each
sentence. Copy and answer the following sentences below on your notebook.
1. Direct Speech is a sentence that gives a statement or thought in its original form
according to how the original (listener, speaker) said it.
2. Reported Speech is a sentence that expresses the content of a statement
(with, without) quoting like what is done in direct speech.
3. Direct Speech has (quoted, shortened) lines of statement.
4-5. Reported Speech is a (direct, indirect) statement of a (listener, speaker).

What I Can Do

Directions: Create your own five (5) sample sentences of Direct Speech and the
corresponding sentences in Reported Speech. Write your answer on space provided.
1. Direct Speech: _____________________________________________________
Reported Speech: __________________________________________________

2. Direct Speech: _____________________________________________________

Reported Speech: __________________________________________________

3. Direct Speech: _____________________________________________________

Reported Speech: __________________________________________________

4. Direct Speech: _____________________________________________________

Reported Speech: __________________________________________________

5. Direct Speech: _____________________________________________________

Reported Speech: __________________________________________________

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 Assessment

Directions: Identify each sentence whether it is a Direct Speech or a Reported Speech. On

the space provided, write DS if the statement is in the direct speech and RS if it is in the
reported speech.

___ 1. The secretary told the public that the opening of the classes was moved to October 5.
___ 2. “Many assume that when you say opening of the school year, therefore it is face-to-
face, and we have been saying that it is not but it takes time for the idea to sink in,” she added.
___ 3. Briones also discussed the current national enrollment in both public and private
schools at over 10 million.
___ 4. She also mentioned the support needed by DepEd from the local and national levels,
especially when it comes to the implementation of blended learning via ICT platforms.
___ 5. “We are placing emphasis on these alternative technologies because we agree with
you that we should not be allowing our children to go to school or our teachers to go to school
at this time until it is absolutely safe for them but they can continue learning,” Briones said.

Directions: Read and answer each question. Write the letter of your choice on the blank before
the number.

___ 6. Which of the following sentences are examples of Direct speech?

I. Jieselle said, “With God, I can do anything.”
II. Ted wants to know what time his classes begin.
III. Ms. Salona requested her son to wait for her outside the room.
IV. “Congratulations! You did a great job.”
a. I and IV b. II and III c. I and II d. II and IV

___ 7. I, you, he, she, it, we, and they are examples of __________.
a. noun b. pronoun c. adjective d. adverb

___ 8. The underlined modal in this direct statement, “I may buy a house.” when transformed
into indirect statement becomes __________.
a. might b. would c. shall d. will
___ 9. The tense in Indirect Speech is _________ if the words within the quotation marks
talk of a universal truth or habitual action.
a. changed b. slightly changed c. entirely changed d. not changed

___ 10. Which statement is properly punctuated?

I. Sarah said, “You are brilliant.”
II. Aurora asked, “Can we go home now?”
III. “Oh, I love to see you smile!”
IV. “Where are, you going Joshua.”
a. I and III b. II and IV c. I and II d. III and IV

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Directions: For items 11-15, read the dialogue below and observe keenly the
sentences in bold fonts. Identify whether it is a Direct Speech or Reported
Speech. Then, transform each from Direct speech to Reported Speech or vice
versa. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Angelito: Hello, good morning Luisa!

Luisa: Oh yes Angelito! Hi, good morning too!
Angelito: Do you have plans now to enroll this school year despite the pandemic where
we are in?
Luisa: Yes, of course. [1] My parents told me that I would continue my schooling this
year.
Angelito: It is good to hear that Luisa, even I… [2] My father said that I could register
via phone call or text messages and online registration. How about you my friend?
Which do you prefer?
Luisa: Oh, you are right Angelito. Well, our previous adviser also told me about that.
Maybe, I am going to register online. My mother will be there to assist me also.
Angelito: [3] My mother said, “You can use my phone to register in the enrollment,”
so that I have no option but to register via a phone call.
Luisa: In any means it is okay with me. I am just happy that we will both continue our
schooling and we are are now in the next grade level. [4] My father advised me, “You
should not stop learning even under circumstances like this, there are still ways to
continue education.”
Angelito: Oh that is lovely. I hope that we are still in the same class this year Luisa so
that I can still tap you up everytime we have lessons. That would be more exciting because
we are now in the 7th grade!
Luisa: I hope so Angelito. [5] Our new teacher in the 7th grade announced that the
master list of each class would be posted online. And I can not wait to see that soon.
By the way, thank you for your call.
Angelito: You are welcome Luisa. I am also praying that we can surpass this pandemic.
And hoping that someday everything will be okay.
Luisa: It will be all right soon. Just let us continue praying. Thanks again Angelito.
Goodbye.
Angelito: Okay goodbye Luisa.

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 Additional Activity

Directions: Identify the different features of Direct Speech and Reported Speech by
completing the word or words with missing letters. Use the definition to arrive at the correct
answers. Write your answers on your notebook.
SPEECH FEATURES
1. D _ _ E _ T
- to cause to turn, move, or point
undeviatingly or to follow a straight
“D I R E C T course

2. I _ _ E _ _ _ D C_M__S
- are punctuation marks that are used
S P E E C H” in writing to show where speech or a
quotation begins or ends.

3. S _ _ A _ _ R
[said him or him] - one that speaks
- one who makes a public speech

[He or she said that…] 4. I _ D _ _ E _ T

- not going straight to the point
5. P _ _ T T___E
REPORTED - denoting one of various tenses used in
relating past events

6. L _ _ T _ _ _ R
S P E E C H. - one who listens to someone or
something

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WHAT I KNOW
1. RS 6. was 11. He said that these were now his scars of his present.
2. DS 7. he 12. He said that they left remarkable history.
3. RS 8. could 13. He said that it was just like the atmosphere that night, so quiet and dark.
4. DS 9. the day before 14. He said that it gave its whole life to be a service to others.
5. DS 10. ordered 15. He said that he needed to hold on and buckle up first and open his mind to a lot
of considerations.
WHAT’S MORE
Activity A
1. DS
2. RS
3. DS
4. DS
5. DS
Activity B
1.” Eat nutritious food”, said Mrs. Marikit.
2. “Observe physical distancing”, said Mr. Matatag.
3. “Wear face mask”, said Mrs. Marikit.
4. “Drink vitamins”, said Mr. Matatag.
Activity C
1.a
2. a
3. b
4. d
5.a
Activity D
1. 1. Stephen King said that he tried to create sympathy for his characters, then turned the monsters loose.
2. Ernest Hemingway said that prose was architecture not interior decoration.
3. Mark Twain said that most writers regarded the truth as their most valuable possession and therefore were most
economical in its use.
4. Jean-Paul Sartre said that poetry created the myth, the prose writer drew its portrait.
5. Emily Dickinson said that a wounded deer leaped the highest.
Activity E
1. “COVID-19 pandemic has started sometime in January this year”, the media told the public.
2. Dr. Damian said that the Filipinos become more resilient nowadays.
3. Nurse Risa said that we needed to submit to the government’s health protocols.
4. “We must follow health and safety standards like observing physical distancing and wearing of face mask”, said
the Department of Health (DOH).
5. Leo shared that you needed to boost your immune system to fight any kind of disease.
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED:
1. speaker 2. without 3. quoted 4. indirect 5. speaker
Answer Key
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What I Can Do
Answers vary.
Assessment
1.DS
2. RS
3. RS
4. RS
5. DS
6. a
7. b
8. b
9. d
10 c
11. “You will continue your schooling this year,” said my parents.
12. “You can register via phone call or text messages and online registration,” said my father.
13. My mother said that I could use her phone to register in the enrollment.
14. My father advised me that I should not stop learning even under circumstances like this, there were still ways to
continue education.
15. “The master list of each class will be posted online,” announced our new teacher in the 7 th grade.
Additional Activity
1. direct
2. inverted commas
3. speaker
4. indirect
5. past tense
6. listener
Answer Key
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English Grade 7 Learner's Material. Reprint, Department of Education,
2017. 1st ed.
Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Grammar and Composition Handbook,
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