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Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct speech is saying what someone said without any changes. Here, we use quotation
marks to indicate what the person said and also use the exact words of the person.

In indirect speech , we do not use quotation marks. Instead, we use the conjunction ‘that’
and state the sentence by changing its tense.
For example:
Direct speech : “I’m a nurse”, she said.

Indirect speech : She said that she was a nurse.
Direct speech : “I’m not going”, he said.
Indirect speech : He said that he wasn’t going.

Change the following sentences into Indirect Speech.
1. Meera and Seema said, “We are going to have a party in the evening.”
2. Pilot said to passengers, “The flight is late due to technical snag.”

3. The priest says, “God is present everywhere.”
4. Mom said to me, “It’s raining outside.”
5. He said to Mira, “The boys were teasing the dog.”

6. Monika said to Komal, “My dog died as some car crushed him on the road.”
7. Sunil said to Tanya, “Boys had been playing since 6 O’clock in the evening.”
8. Mother said to her son, “‘Who was there with you in the garden?”

9. Father said to Prabha, “Is your home work complete?”
10. Mohit said to me, “Have you seen my brother?”

Imagine, you are one of the children who had gone to play with Allie. Write a letter to your
friend describing how much fun you people had there.

Which is your favourite season – winter, spring, summer or the rainy season? Talk to your
friend about–

h Why you like the season?
h What you wear?

h Your favourite activity or experience during that season.

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