Page 133 - English Class 08

Direct and Indirect Speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted
speech). Here, what a person says appears within quotation makes (“.....”) and should be
word for word.
For example:
She said, “Today’s lesson is on presentations.”
“Today’s lesson is on presentations.”, she said.

Indirect speech (sometimes called reported speech), doesn’t use quotation marks to
enclose what the person said and it doesn’t have to be word for word.

For example:
“I’am going to the cinema,” he said. (Direct speech)
He said he was going to the cinema. (Indirect speech)

A. Convert the following sentences into indirect speech.
1. Mr West said, I am very tired.“ ”

2. He said, I am flying to Rome tomorrow.“ ”

3. George said, I have lived in this village all my life.“ ”
4. Helen said to me, I hope you have enjoyed yourself.“ ”

5. Shilpa said, I want to study medicine, father.“ ”

6. Her friend said, You are wrong, Mary.“ ”
B. Change from indirect into direct speech.

1. Peter said he had enjoyed himself very much.
2. She said that she was almost true.

3. He asked me how long it would take me to go home.

4. She asked me if I had listened to the 9 o’clock news.
5. He asked me if I was going to stay in.

6. My friend asked me where I had bought my car from.

7. Riya advised Sammy to be careful.
8. He told the children to stop that noise.

C. Rewrite the sentences using interrogative pronouns.

1. You are feeling good. _________________________________________
2. They found the way. _________________________________________

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