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Direct and Indirect Speech

ICSE · Class 5 · Essentials of English Grammar and Composition

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Topics in Direct and Indirect Speech

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1. What is Direct and Indirect Speech?

  • Direct Speech: The exact words spoken by a person, written within inverted commas (" ").
  • Indirect Speech: Reporting someone's words in our own words, without inverted commas.
  • In direct speech, punctuation like commas and quotation marks are used.
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2. Rules for Changing Tenses

  • If the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the tense in the reported speech does not change.
  • If the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense in the reported speech usually changes to the past form.
  • Universal truths and habitual facts do not change their tense even in indirect speech.
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3. Changes in Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

  • Pronouns change based on the subject or object of the reporting verb.
  • First person (I, we, my, our) changes according to the speaker.
  • Second person (you, your) changes according to the person being spoken to.
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4. Changes in Time and Place Expressions

  • Words like 'today', 'here', 'now', 'yesterday', 'tomorrow' change in indirect speech.
  • These changes depend on the time of reporting.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct SpeechIndirect SpeechTense ChangesPronoun and Possessive ChangesTime and Place WordsReporting StatementsReporting QuestionsReporting Commands and Requests

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