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ICSE · Class 7 · English Language-Grammar

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Direct and Indirect Speech
Card 1Direct and Indirect Speech

What is direct speech?

Answer

Direct speech reproduces the exact words used by a speaker. The whole speech is placed within inverted commas.

Card 2Direct and Indirect Speech

What is indirect speech?

Answer

Indirect speech conveys the meaning of a speech in the reporter's own words. No inverted commas are used.

Card 3Direct and Indirect Speech

What is reported speech?

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Reported speech is the quoted speech within inverted commas that follows the reporting verb. It is the actual speech being quoted in direct speech.

Card 4Direct and Indirect Speech

What is a reporting verb?

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The verb that introduces the reported speech is called the reporting verb. Common examples are said and told.

Card 5Direct and Indirect Speech

How are direct speech and indirect speech marked differently?

Answer

Direct speech is always placed within inverted commas. Indirect speech uses no inverted commas.

Card 6Direct and Indirect Speech

When is that used in indirect speech?

Answer

That is used as the conjunction when converting statements into indirect speech. It joins the reported speech to the rest of the sentence.

Card 7Direct and Indirect Speech

What happens to tense when the reporting verb is in present or future tense?

Answer

If the reporting verb is present tense or future tense, the tense of the reported speech remains unchanged.

Card 8Direct and Indirect Speech

How does is/are/am change in indirect speech when the reporting verb is past tense?

Answer

is/are/am changes to was/were in indirect speech when the reporting verb is past tense.

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What are the important topics in Direct and Indirect Speech for ICSE Class 7 English Language-Grammar?
Key topics in Direct and Indirect Speech include Core Ideas, Changes in Statements, Tense Changes and Exceptions, Pronouns and Time-Place Words. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 7 exams.
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