DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH: 200 EXAMPLES WITH EASY RULES
DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH: Learn Direct to Indirect Speech with Simple Rules, Formulas and Examples Introduction Direct and Indirect Speech is an important topic in English grammar. Students often find it difficult because they have to change the tense, pronouns, helping verbs, time expressions and sometimes the reporting verb. But don't worry. In this lesson, we will learn Direct and Indirect Speech in a very simple way. You will learn: What is Direct Speech? What is Indirect Speech? Basic rules for changing Direct into Indirect Speech Tense changes Pronoun changes Changes in time and place words Statements Questions Commands Requests Advice Exclamatory sentences Wishes and prayers Suggestions 200 useful examples Practice exercises Let's begin. 1. What Is Direct Speech? Direct Speech means reporting the exact words spoken by a person. We use quotation marks (" ") around the exact words of the speaker. Examples: Ram said, "I am happy." Sita said, "I...