Good day

Westians
“Doctor, Doctor Give Me the
News”
 Direct
and
Indirect Speech
DIRECT/QOUTED SPEECH

Direct speech can also be called as

quoted speech which involves quoting
the exact words uttered by the person,
within inverted commas or quotation
marks.
 INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH

can also be called as reported speech which

does not have to be within quotes or
reported word – to – word. In fact, unless
one is relaying the exact words spoken,
one should never used quotation marks.
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH CAN BE
EXPRESS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:

1.EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE
2. IMPERATIVE SENTENCE
3. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
1. EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE –
EXPRESSES STATE OF JOY OR
SORROW OR WONDER.
 EXAMPLE: “WOW, WHAT A NICE
SHIRT IT IS.
DIRECT/QOUTED SPEECH:
1. John said, “What a nice shirt it is”.
INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH:
1. John exclaimed with wonder that it was a
nice shirt.
2. IMPERATIVE SENTENCE –
EXPRESSES COMMAND, REQUEST,
ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS.
EXAMPLE: “PLEASE HELP ME”.

DIRECT/QOUTED SPEECH:
1.He said to me, “Please help me”.
INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH:
1. He ask me to help him.
3. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE – IN
CHANGING INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
INTO INDIRECT SPEECH, WE HAVE TO
OBSERVE THE NATURE OF QUESTION AND
THEN CHANGE IT INTO INDIRECT SPEECH
ACCORDING TO ITS RULES.
 EXAMPLE: “DID YOU GO TO
SCHOOL?”
DIRECT/QOUTED SPEECH:
1.They said to me, “Did you go to school?”
INDIRECT/REPORTED SPEECH:
1. They asked me if I had gone to school.
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 Directions: Analyze the following sentences below
and choose the correct letter of the answer.

1. What makes the sentence below incorrect? “john said,

“How are you today?”
A. Missing capital letters inside inverted comma.
B. Missing commas.
C. Missing commas.
D. Missing capital letters outside inverted commas.
2. What punctuation mark needs to be added to the
following sentence in DIRECT speech; James
asked “Are you coming to my house today?”
A.Period (.)
B. Question mark (?)
C. Exclamation point (!)
D.D. Comma (,)
 
3. Nisha said she would stay home all alone
tonight.
A.Nisha is allowed to stay alone at night.
B.Nisha doesn’t fear staying alone at night.
C.Tonight Nisha wants to stay alone at home.
D.Nisha can stay alone at night.
4. Direct speech can also be called as _______.
A.Quoted speech
B.Reported speech
C.Indirect speech
D.None of the above
5. It is a speech which does not require quotation
marks.
A.Direct speech
B.Indirect speech
C.Reported speech
D.All of the above
 • Things I have learned.
• 1.______________________________________

ASSIGNMENT: •
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2.______________________________________
3.______________________________________
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• 2
• Things I found interesting.

3-2-1
• 1.______________________________________
• 2.______________________________________
• 3.______________________________________

CHART •
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1
Things I have a question about.
• 1.______________________________________
• 2.______________________________________
• 3.______________________________________
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 THANK YOU
AND
GOD BLESS   