Direct and Indirect Speech

English for Informatics 2 Direct and Indirect Speech Atiqah Nurul Asri

Direct Speech • Direct speech: • the actual spoken words by somebody else are written as they are • be placed within a pair of quotation marks “…” English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech I really want to study abroad. Susanna said, “I really want to study abroad.” English for Informatics 2

Indirect Speech • Indirect speech/reported speech • is used to talk about what someone said. English for Informatics 2

Indirect Speech I want a divorce now Bill Mary Tina Susan Mary and Bill were arguing. Tina heard Mary said to Bill, “I want a divorce now.”, and then she (Tina) told her friend, Susan, what Mary had said, not in her own words but in an indirect way, i.e. she reported Mary’s words. Mary told Bill that she wanted a divorce then. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech • Statement • Question • Command English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech STATEMENT Mary said, “I want a divorce now.”  Mary told Bill that shewanted a divorce then. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech STATEMENT The teacher said to me, “The students will take their test tomorrow.” The teacher told me that theywould take their test the next day. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech STATEMENT Bob said, “Mary played golf at Araya last week.” Bob told Bryan that Maryhad played golf the week before. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech STATEMENT • Take away the quotation marks. • Change the tense. • Change the personal pronouns. • Change the adverb of time and places. English for Informatics 2

Changes of Tenses Direct Indirect • is/am/are • V1 • was/were, • V2 • has/have been, • has/have+V3. • will • can • must • was/were, • V2 • had been, • had+V3 • had been, • had+V3 • would • could • had to English for Informatics 2

Changes of Personal Pronouns Direct Indirect • I/you • me/you • my/your • mine/yours • we/you • us/you • our/your • ours/yours • he/she • him/her • his/her • his/hers • They • Them • Their • theirs English for Informatics 2

Changes of Adverb of Time & Place DIRECT INDIRECT • Now • Tomorrow • Next Week • Tonight • Today • Yesterday • Last Night • Last Week • Here • This • These • Then • The Following Day • The Following Week • That Night • That Day • The Day Before • The Night Before • The Week Before • There • That • Those English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech QUESTION The reporter asked the actress, “How many awards haveyougottonight?”  The reporter asked the actress how many awardsshehad gotthat night. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech QUESTION The reporter asked the actress, “What doyouwant to say to your fansat home?”  The reporter asked the actress what shewanted to say to her fans at home. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech QUESTION Tony asked Ray, “Did youstudy last night?”  Tony wanted to know if Ray had studied the night before. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech QUESTION • Take away the quotation marks. • End the sentence with a full stop (.). • Change the sentence order. • Change the tense. • Change the personal pronouns. • Change the adverb of time and places. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech COMMAND The man said, “Grabmy hand!”  The man asked the little boy to grabhis hand. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech COMMAND The man shouted angrily, “Don’t be so noisy!”  The man asked us notto be noisy. English for Informatics 2

Direct Speech  Indirect Speech COMMAND • Take away the quotation marks. • End the sentence with a full stop (.). • Change the verb into to+V1 or not to+V1. • Change the personal pronouns. • Change the adverb of time and places. English for Informatics 2

Direct and Indirect Speech