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Quarter 1 – Module 5
English – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
First Quarter – Module 5: Direct and Reported Speech
First Edition, 2020
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English
Quarter 1 – Module 5
Direct and Reported Speech
Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the English 7 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Direct and Reported Speech!
Brian Tracy expressed that “Communication is a skill that one can learn.
It resembles to learning how to ride a bicycle. If you’re willing to work and learn
for it, you can quickly improve the nature of all aspects of your life”.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part
of the module. Use your English notebook 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!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assessment …….................................................. 12
References ………………………………………… 17
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.
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; and,
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. Write all your answers in your English activity sheet.
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, “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.
______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
1 Reported Speech
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 those underlined words are.
A.
What’s New
B.
Being very helpful, kind, caring, loving or showing concern to our fellowmen
are good values. Our ancestors have values which we should preserve and apply for
us to become productive Filipinos.
Note that Ben’s lines are original lines based on how the speaker mentioned it.
They are enclosed with quotation marks. Those lines are examples of direct speech.
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 so with 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.
A. Read the sentences below. Identify which sentences are DIRECT SPEECH
and which are also REPORTED SPEECH. Write your answers in your
English answer sheet.
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 English answer sheet. Underline the direct
speech once and the reported speech twice.
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).
What is It
Example:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
“Grandmother teaches me how to Sheila said that her grandmother
cook,” Sheila said. taught her how to cook.
Examples:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
“Grandmother teaches me how to Sheila said that her grandmother
cook,” Sheila said. taught her how to cook.
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.
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 Betty said that the child knew the
said. answer.
“The fisherman catches fish,” The The boatman said that the
boatman said. fisherman caught fish.
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 known
said. the answer.
“The fisherman caught fish,” the The boatman said that the
boatman said. fisherman had caught fish.
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 the
Peter said. 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
Examples:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
. “Our friend is sick and he stays at Jay said that their classmate was
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.
When changing the reported speech back to its direct speech, follow the steps
below:
2. Capitalize the letter of the first word of the underlined words. Enclose quotations
marks (“”) and put comma before the close quotation then add the noun/ pronoun
+ said then put a period.
Example: “The students were all present,” the class monitor said.
3. a. Change the verb: past tense to present tense; past perfect tense to past tense.
Example: “The students were all present,” the class monitor said.
Answer: “The students are all present,” the class monitor said.
What’s More
Analyze the given sentences on numbers 1-5. Change the direct speech to
reported speech. Write all your answers on your answer sheet.
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.
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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?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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Remember:
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 on what is actually stated by the speaker. If
we mistakenly change its thought, a big tendency that miscommunication will occur
resulting to misunderstanding.
What I Can Do
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Supposed you were that student in the situation, tell your friend what the
Grade 7 teacher told you. Use the reported speech.
Assessment
Directions: Change the direct speech to a reported speech. Write your answer in
your English answer sheet.
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.
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Additional Activities
A. Below are the famous Philippine quotations. Post these in your Facebook account.
Take a screenshot of your post and send it to your English teacher as private message.
Use direct speech and reported speech.
Note: If you don’t have a Facebook account, draw the FB chart and write your
comment. Use direct and reported speech. You may cut your picture and paste it in
the picture box.
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Answer Key
15. B
14. C
13. C
12. A
11. C
10. A
9. D
8. A
7. B
6. A
5. A
4. C
3. A
2. B
1. A
Assessment
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References
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