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INDIRECT SPEECH FROM STATEMENT

Kalimat tak langsung (Indirect) dari kalimat pernyataan (Statement )

Direct Speech from Statement Indirect Speech


1. John said to Lani, “I don`t want you to come 1. John said to Lani (that) he didin`t want her
with me “. to come with him.
2. Mr. Yusuf told me, “ I likes your style”. 2. Mr. Yusuf told me (that) he liked my style.
3. Toni said to Susan,” I am sorry for my fault”. 3. Toni told Adam (that) he was sorry for his
4. Sarah told Adam,” I sweep the floor fault.
everyday”. 4. Sarah told Adam (that) she swept the floor
everyday.
5. They said to her,” We were ready to come 5. They said to her (that) they had been ready
here”. to come there.
6. Bill told me,” I failed on my examination”. 6. Bill told me (that) he had failed on his exam.

Kata kerja yang melaporkanya (Reporting Verbs ) umumnya bisa digunakan :


a. Say
b. Tell
c. Explain (menjelaskan)
d. Remark (mengatakan /berkata )
e. State (memberitahukan/menyatakan/mengucapkan)

BEBERAPA PERUBAHAN YANG TERJADI DARI DIRECT KE INDIRECT SPEECH :

a. Tanda baca koma, dan tanda kutip ditiadakan


b. Tanda tanya (?) menjadi titik (.)
c. Tenses berubah
DIRECT INDIRECT
1. Present (V-1) Past (V-2)
Eg : - want / need / study / cry / play Wanted / needed/studied / cried/played
Go /buy /drink/ take / give -went /bought/drank/ took / gave
- Don`t / doesn`t + V1 - didn`t + V1
2. Past (V-2) Past perfect ( had +V-3)
-wanted/needed/studied/cried/played -had wanted/had needed/had cried
-didn`t want /need/cry/play -had not wanted/hadn`t needed/ had not
-didn`t go /buy/take/give cried/ had not played
-hadn`t gone/hadn`t bought/ hadn`t given
3. Modals (will, shall, can, may, must) Would, should, could, might, had to

d. Pronoun (kata ganti orang) berubah disesuaikan dengan siapa yang berbicara, dan siapa yang
diajak bicara.
e. Adverbs (keterangan waktu dan tempat ) , dan Demonstrative pronoun berubah

Adverb of time Adverb of place


-Now menjadi then -here menjadi there
-Yesterday menjadi the day before -over here menjadi over there
-Last night menjadi the night before
-Last week/month/year menjadi the
previous week/month/ear
-Last Sunday menjadi Sunday before
-Two days ago menjadi two days before
-Tomorrow menjadi the following day/ the
next day.
-Next week menjadi the following week
-Next July menjadi the following July
-Today menjadi that day
Demonstrative pronoun
-This menjadi that
-These menjadi those

f. Kata ganti orang (Pronoun) berubah, tergantung siapa yang berbicara dan siapa yang diajak
bicara
SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE REFLEXIVE
(kepunyaan)

I Me My Myself
You You Your Yourself
He Him His Himself
She Her Her Herself
We Us Our Ourselves
They Them Their Themselves
It It Its itself

NOTE :
A. UNTUK POSISI SUBJECT BIASANYA DI AWAL KALIMAT.
B. OBJECT BIASANYA DILETAKKAN SETELAH KATA KERJA (VERB ) ATAU KATA DEPAN (PREPOSITION ,
SEPERTI : IN-ON-AT-FOR-OFF-BY-FROM-UNDER-ABOVE- ...dsb. )
I told him, She makes me mad, They call her Tina, We don`t like you.
C. POSSESSIVE ( KEPUNYAAN ) HARUS DIKUTI KATA BENDA ( NOUN ) , SEPERTI :
My wallet, His uncle, Her gadget, Your bike , Our language , Their farm, its tail.

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