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Direct and Indirect Speech

ICSE · Class 6 · English Language- Grammar

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Topics in Direct and Indirect Speech

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1. Understanding Direct and Indirect Speech

  • Direct Speech: The exact words spoken by a person, enclosed in quotation marks.
  • Indirect Speech: The reported version of the speech in the speaker’s own words, without quotation marks.
  • Reporting Verb: The verb that introduces the speech (e.g., said, told, asked).
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2. Rules for Changing Tenses

  • If the reporting verb is in present or future tense, the tense of the reported speech remains unchanged.
  • If the reporting verb is in past tense, the tense of the reported speech changes to the corresponding past form.
  • Universal truths and habitual facts do not change their tense even if the reporting verb is in the past.
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3. Rules for Changing Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

  • Pronouns of the first person (I, we) change according to the subject of the reporting verb.
  • Pronouns of the second person (you) change according to the object of the reporting verb.
  • Pronouns of the third person (he, she, they) remain unchanged.
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4. Changes in Time and Place Expressions

  • Words like 'today', 'yesterday', 'here', 'now' change to 'that day', 'the day before', 'there', 'then' in indirect speech.
  • This change happens only when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
  • Words like 'tomorrow', 'next week' become 'the next day', 'the following week'.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Direct and Indirect Speech

Direct SpeechIndirect SpeechReporting VerbReported SpeechTense ChangesPronoun and Possessive ChangesTime and Place WordsSentence Types Conversion

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