DIRECT SPEECH AND INDIRECT SPEECH
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH English language has two ways to narate the spoken words of a person. these are two ways are as follows: 1. Direct Speech 2. Indirect Speech These two ways are usually used to convey a message (spoken-words) of one person to another person. 1. Definition of Direct and Indirect Speech *Direct Speech Direct speech, also known as quoted speech, Reporting of what a speaker said without quoting his exact words is called ‘Indirect Speech’. These words are quoted or written exactly as the words were originally spoken. When we use direct speech in writing, we place the words spoken between quotation marks (" ") and there is no change in these words. We may be reporting something that's being said NOW (for example a telephone conversation), or telling someone later about a previous conversation. In other words, we take the words directly from the speaker and repeat them exactly as they were originally stated. Here are the example