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Quarter 1 – Module 5
DIRECT & REPORTED
SPEECH

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. This is to help
you improve your communication skills that would be of great help in reaching
the lives of others. Remember that you are not alone, you need to go along
with anybody in the society for you to become part of it. As such, you must
know how to be a good speaker and an alert listener who has the skill to
transfer ideas to another without leaving the thought of the message being
delivered. As you go along with this module, you will meet some activities
creatively done by your teacher to sharpen all those skills mentioned above.
The module is divided into two lessons, namely:
 Lesson 1 – Identifying Direct and Reported Speech
 Lesson 2 – Changing Direct Speech to a Reported Speech and vice
versa

After going through this module, you should be able to change a direct
speech to a reported speech and vice versa appropriately in varied contexts
(EN7G-III-e-3)
Specifically, you should be able to:
1. define direct speech and reported speech;
2. identify the difference between direct and reported speech;
3. change a direct to a reported speech and vice versa when:
a. reporting to a friend;
b. posting famous quotations;
c. changing reported remarks to direct speech;
4. familiarize the rules for changing direct speech to reported speech.
 What I Know

Before doing all of the target activities mentioned in the previous page, you
will answer first the given statements. This is to test of what you have learned
about the topic.
Note: Write all your answers in your English notebook.
A. Identify the given statements as Direct Speech or Reported Speech.
1. “I am a Filipino,” Daniel said.
2. Daniel said that he is a Filipino.
3. “I haven’t seen our Grade-7 English teacher,” Francisca said.
4. Gayle said that she liked cookies.
5. “I am ready to go to school,” Tom said.
6. “It is too early to take a bath,” Rupert said.
7. Our Barangay Chairman said that he would give face masks to
the youth.
8. “Students are very eager to go back to school,” the school
principal said.
9. The teacher said that the online class will start immediately.
10. “You need more rest,” the doctor said.

B. Change the direct speech into reported speech and vice versa. Choose
from the given sentences. Write the letter only.

______11. “Proverbs reflect our culture and identity,” Jorge said.

A. Jorge said that many things reflect proverbs.
B. Jorge said that our culture and identity reflect proverbs.
C. Jorge said that we can reflect culture and identity through
proverbs.
D. Jorge said that proverbs reflect our culture and identity.
______12. The Grade 7 adviser mentioned that the class’ surprise visit to the
hospital had a wonderful effect to the sick student.
A. “The wonderful effect was surprised by the Grade 7 adviser,”
the class mentioned.
B. “The class’ surprise visit to the hospital had a wonderful effect
to the sick student,” the Grade 7 adviser mentioned.
C. “The Grade 7 adviser was surprised by the wonderful effect,”
the class mentioned.
D. “The Grade 7 adviser had a wonderful effect to the surprise
visit to the hospital,” the Grade 7 adviser mentioned.
______13. “There are many helpful Grade 7 students in our school,” the
School Principal stated.
A. The School Principal stated that there are many students in
the helpful school.
B. The School Principal stated that there were many helpful
Grade 7 students in his school.
C. The School Principal stated that there are many helpful
School Principals in the school.
D. The School Principal stated that there are many schools for
the helpful Grade 7 students.
______14. “I took piano lessons,” he said.
He said that he ________ piano lessons.
A. taken B. took C. has taken D. had taken
15. “I will get it,” she said.
She said that she_________ get it.
A. will B. won’t C. would D. wouldn’t
Lesson
Identifying Direct and Reported Speech
1

Have you tried to retell the message which your friend told you? Were
all the ideas completely stated? If your answers are all yes, then you are a
good listener! As a Grade 7 student, it is very important to know how to
transfer the message to another person. This module teaches you how to do
it. You will be guided on how to apply the rules when you retell the message
to another person. To start, let us discuss first the difference between direct
speech and reported speech. This lesson will help you how to identify it.

What’s In

You have here a short dialogue between Teacher Marie and the
student named Ben. Read it and find out what are those underlined words.
A.

Ben said that he took the garbage in the trash can.

“I take the garbage in the trash can,” Ben said.

Ben Teacher Marie

Ben said that he had taken the garbage in the trash can.
“I took the garbage in the trash can.
 Teacher Marie
Ben

The underlined words are verbs. In your previous lesson, Quarter 1- Module
4, you learned already what verbs are and when to use its past and past
perfect tense.

Your knowledge of the tense of the verb will be very helpful in our topic,
“Direct and Reported Speech.” Before going further about it, let us know first
what is a direct speech as well as the reported speech. Are you now ready?

What’s New

You here another short dialogue between Teacher Marie and

the student named Ben. Read it and find out what they are talking.
B.

“Our classmate is sick andBen

he said thathospital,”
is in the their classmate was sick and he was in the h
Ben said.

Teacher Marie
Ben

“We visited our classmate in the hospital,”Ben

Ben said
said. that they had visited their classmate in

What I Know
A.
1. A. Direct Speech
2. B. Reported Speech
but when he saw them, he was so happy.
 Teacher Marie
Ben

What positive value is reflected in the conversations between Teacher Marie

and Ben? Have you visited your friend, classmate or anybody who was sick at
home or in the hospital? Is it really helpful to be caring to someone who is in
need?
Being very helpful, kind, caring, loving or showing concern to our fellowmen is
a good value. Our ancestors (old family members) have some values which
we should preserve and apply for us to become productive Filipinos

Now, let us analyze Ben and Teacher Marie’s conversations.

1. How are the lines of Ben presented? How about Teacher Marie’s?
2. What tense of the verb was used in the lines of Ben? Teacher Marie?
3. Which of the characters used direct speech? Reported speech?

Note that Ben’s lines are original lines based on how the speaker mentioned
it. They are enclosed with a quotation marks. Those lines are examples of
direct speech.

A direct speech is a sentence that gives a statement or thought in its original

form according to how the original speaker said that.

Examples: “Our classmate is sick and he is in the hospital,” Ben said.

“We visited our classmate in the hospital,” Ben said.

Now, look closely at Teacher Marie’s lines. The quotation marks and
the comma were omitted. The word “that” was added. The tense of the verb
was changed and also the pronoun. Those lines are examples of reported
speech.
A reported speech is a sentence that expresses the content of a
statement without quoting just like what is done in direct speech.

Examples: Ben said that their classmate was sick and he was in the hospital.
Ben said that they had visited their classmate in the hospital.
Activity 1: Guess Me!

A. Read the sentences below. Identify which sentences are DIRECT

SPEECH and which are also REPORTED SPEECH. Write your
answers in your English notebook.

1. She said she was a nurse.

2. “I’m a nurse,” she said.
3. “I’m not going,” he said.
4. She said Tony had done it.
5. He said he wasn’t going.

B. Copy the paragraph in your notebook. Underline the direct speech

once and underline twice the reported speech.

The National Power Corporation said that for as long as waterfalls don’t
run dry, we can be assured of hydroelectric power. “We can make the
awesome heat energy from the earth, feared so much in volcanoes, and
work to our advantage,” Arturo P. Alcaraz said.
People opposed to the nuclear plants remark that we should learn from
the mistakes of other countries and not run the risk of radiation leaks
which have proven to be deadly.

Lesson
Changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech

2 and vice versa

On lesson 1, you have learned the difference between a direct speech

and a reported speech. Now, you will learn how to change a direct speech to
a reported speech and vice versa (reported speech to direct speech). Here is
the deeper explanation about it.
 What is It

When changing direct speech to reported speech, the following should be

observed:
1. The quotation mark and the comma are no longer used in the reported
speech.
Example:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

“Grandmother teaches me how to Sheila said that her grandmother
cook,” Sheila said. taught her how to cook.

2. Follow the format of the introductory words in the Reported Speech:

noun/ pronoun + said

Example:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
“Grandmother teaches me how to Sheila said that her grandmother
cook,” Sheila said. taught her how to cook.

“Grandmother teaches me how to She said that her grandmother

cook, “she said. taught her how to cook.

3. The word that is used to introduce the reported statement.

Example:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

“Grandmother teaches me how to Sheila said that her grandmother
cook,” Sheila said. taught her how to cook.

4. The verb form is changed in the direct speech to the reported speech.

a. Present tense to Past tense

Examples:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

“Dad teaches me how to swim,” Sheila said that her dad taught her
Sheila said. how to swim.

“The child knows the answer,” Betty said that the child knew the
Betty said. answer.

“The fisherman catches fish,” The The boatman said that the
boatman said. fisherman caught fish.

b. Past Tense to Past Perfect Tense

Examples:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

“Grandmother taught me how to Sheila said that her grandmother

cook,” Sheila said. had taught her how to cook.

“The child knew the answer,” Betty Betty said that the child had
said. known the answer.

“The fisherman caught fish,” the The boatman said that the
boatman said. fisherman had caught fish.

c. Present or future modals to past modals

Examples:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

“I can dance,” the girl said. The girl said that she could dance.

“The visitor may come in our The teacher said that the visitor
school,” the teacher said. might come in their school.

“They will clean the classroom,” Peter said that they would clean
Peter said. the room.
 Refer to the table below which shows present or future modals to
past modals:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

can could
may might
will would
shall should

5. The pronoun also changes:

Examples:

Direct Speech Reported Speech

. “Our friend is sick and he stays Jay said that their classmate was
at home,” Jay said. sick and he stayed at home.

“We visited our classmate in the Ben said that they had visited their
hospital,” Ben said. classmate in the hospital.

“You can do this,” my classmate My classmate said that he could

said. do that.

When changing the reported speech back to its direct speech,

follow the steps below:

1. Analyze the sentence first. Underline the thought of the sentence.

Example: The class monitor said that the students were all present.

The underlined words is the thought of the sentence.

2. Capitalize the letter of the first word of the underlined words. Enclose
quotations marks (“”) and put comma before the close quotation.

Example: “The students were all present,”

3. a. Change the verb: past tense to present tense; past perfect tense to
past tense.

Example: “The students were all present,”

Answer: “The students are all present,”

b. Change also the modal: from past to present

or future modal.

Example: The girl said that she could dance

Answer: The girl said that she can dance.

Note: Replace the pronoun she with a pronoun I in the sentence.

Example: The girl said that she could dance.

“I can dance,”

4. After doing all the steps, add: noun/ pronoun + said then put a period.

Examples: “The students are all present,” the class monitor said.

“I can dance,” the girl said.

What’s More

Activity 2: Change Me More!

Analyze the given sentences on numbers 1-5. Change the direct speech to reported
speech. Write all your answers on your notebook.

Example: “I can see the ship in the harbor” she said.

Answer: She said that she could see the ship in the harbor.

1. Ben said, “I brought five apples.”

_______________________________________
 2. Lito replied, “My family accepted the apples.”
_______________________________________
3. “I like to eat rice,” Oscar’s son said.
_______________________________________
4. “He goes to church,” Cesar stated.
_______________________________________
5. Jay’s friend reported, “Five men helped carry the sacks of rice.”
_______________________________________

For numbers 6-10, write the reported speech to its direct speech.

Example: She said that she could see the ship in the harbor.
Answer: “I can see the ship in the harbor,” she said.

6. His son pointed out that he was happy when his classmates visited
him.
_________________________________________
7. The father of Jose said that Jose’s friends were good.
_________________________________________
8. Jose stated that the team was ready to play.
_________________________________________
9. The children mentioned that they had played in the farm.
_________________________________________
10. Jessa said that she fed her pet.
_________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Activity 3: Sum it up & Reflect!

Directions: Fill in the blanks to complete the short sentences below. These sentences
summarize our topic in this module.

A_________ is a sentence that gives a statement or thought in

its original form according to how the original speaker said it and
a___________is a sentence that expresses the content of a statement
without quoting just like what is done in direct speech.
Question. Why is there a need for us to accurately state or change the direct
speech to the reported speech pattern?

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Summary

Learning Direct and Reported Speech is timely because of the

common distorted information or some fake news that we can read from the
different social media platforms nowadays. This allows us to learn how to
correctly and accurately change the direct speech (quoted statement) to
reported speech. This reminds us that we need to give accurate information
based from what is actually the real statements’ thought of the speaker. If we
will mistakenly change its thought, a big tendency that miscommunication will
occur because of misinterpretation.

Assessment

Directions: Change the direct speech to a reported speech. Write your answer in
your English notebook.

1. “I’m a nurse,” she said.

A. She said that she was a nurse.
 B. She said that he was a nurse.
C. She said that you were a nurse.
D. She said that they were nurses.
2. “I’m not going,” he said.
A. He said that she was going.
B. He said that he wasn’t going.
C. He said that they weren’t going.
D. He said that you were going.
3. “Tony did it,” he said.
A. He said that Tony had done it.
B. He said that Tony has done it.
C. He said that Tony have done it.
D. He said that Tony do it.
4. “I ate the pie,” Alvir said.
A. Alvir said that he ate the pie.
B. Alvir said that he eats the pie.
C. Alvir said that he had eaten the pie.
D. Alvir said that they had eaten the pie.
5. “I am here in the church,” Gerlie said.
A. Gerlie said that she was in the church.
B. Gerlie said that she is in the church.
C. Gerlie said that she was not in the church.
D. Gerlie said that you were in the church.

6. “Stop making that noise,” she said.

A. She said to stop that noise.
B. She said that stop that noise.
C. He asked to stop that noise.
D. He asked stop that noise.

7. “I do not need this book,” I said to him.

 A. I told him that I do not need that book.
B. I told him that I did not need that book.
C. I told him that I did not needed that book.
D. I told him that I have no need of that book.

Directions: Change the reported speech to its direct speech. Write your
answer in your English notebook.

8. She said that she had read it.

A. “I have read it,” she said.
B. “I had read it,” she said.
C. “I do read it,” she said.
D. “I read it,” she said.
9. He said that he had bought a car.
A. “I bought a car,” he said.
B. “I buy a car,” he said.
C. “I bring a car,” he said.
D. “I brought a car,” he said.
10. She said that she liked ice cream.
A. “I like ice cream,” she said.
B. “I liked ice cream,” she said.
C. “I take an ice cream,” she said.
D. “I took an ice cream,” she said.

11. He said that he had taken English lessons.

A. “I had taken English lessons,” he said.
B. “I took English lessons,” he said.
C. “I take English lessons,” he said.
D. “I studied English lessons,” he said.
12. Daniel said that he could speak perfect English.
A. “I can speak perfect English,” Daniel said.
 B. “I could speak perfect English,” Daniel said.
C. “I can talk perfect English,” Daniel said.
D. “I have talked perfect English,” Daniel said.
13. He said that he might be late.
A. “I may be late,” he said.
B. “I can be late,” he said.
C. “I might be late,” he said.
D. “I could be late,” he said.
14. She said that she should call her mother.
A. “I should call my mother,” she said.
B. “I can call my mother,” she said.
C. “I shall call my mother,” she said.
D. “I could call my mother,” she said.
15. He said that he could swim.
A. “I could swim,” he said.
B. “I can swim,” he said.
C. “I will swim,” he said.
D. “I would swim,” he said.