{"id":5927,"date":"2019-12-05T12:05:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T06:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/?p=5927"},"modified":"2019-12-05T12:05:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T06:35:54","slug":"direct-and-indirect-speech-difference-examples-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/english\/direct-and-indirect-speech-difference-examples-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct and Indirect Speech Difference, Examples, Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Direct and Indirect Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0Direct and Indirect Speech is a part of English grammar. The English Language has two means to express the words said by a person. These two ways are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Direct Speech<\/li>\n
  2. Indirect Speech<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let us understand first by example.<\/p>\n

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    1. Direct Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0He says, \u201cI am playing football\u201d.<\/li>\n
    2. Indirect Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0He says that he is playing football.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      In the first statement, the reporter conveys the statement given by an individual person, using his own words to another person. But in the second statement, the reporter wants to convey the message in his\/her own words.to another person. Thus both the speeches direct and indirect are two different ways of expressing statements whose meaning is the same in both the cases.<\/p>\n

      Direct and Indirect Speech Definition<\/h2>\n

      Direct speech is a statement given by the reporter as stated by the person. He\/she uses exact words or the actual words mentioned by the person. For example:<\/p>\n

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      • I want to play<\/li>\n
      • I am in school<\/li>\n
      • I am studying<\/li>\n
      • I want to go to the cinema hall.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Indirect speech is the reported speech. This is also known as an indirect narration or indirect discourse. In English grammar, when a person reports any other person\u2019s statement in his\/her own words, then that statement is called indirect speech. For example:<\/p>\n

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        • He wants to play<\/li>\n
        • He is in school<\/li>\n
        • He is studying<\/li>\n
        • He wants to go to the cinema hall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Direct and Indirect Speech\u00a0<\/strong>Important Terms<\/h3>\n

          To convert direct speech into indirect speech you should be knowing the important terms related to it. There are the following terms given here to understand direct and indirect speech.<\/p>\n

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          • Reporting Speech<\/li>\n
          • Reported Speech<\/li>\n
          • Reporting Verb<\/li>\n
          • Reported Verb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Now let us understand these terms with the help of an example.<\/p>\n

            Direct Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0She says, \u201cI am feeling cold\u201d.<\/p>\n

            Indirect Speech:<\/strong>\u00a0She says that She is feeling cold.<\/p>\n

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            • Reporting Speech: The first part of the direct speech is reporting speech.<\/li>\n
            • Reported Speech: The second part of the sentence, which is enclosed in inverted commas or quotation marks, is reported speech.<\/li>\n
            • Reporting Verb: The verb of the reporting speech is known as the reporting verb.<\/li>\n
            • Reported Verb: The verb of the reported speech is known as the reported verb.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Difference Between Direct and Indirect Speech<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
              Direct Speech<\/strong><\/td>\nIndirect Speech<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              These are the actual words spoken<\/td>\nThese are the words expressed by the reporter in his\/her own words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              The purpose here is to state the exact words, expressed in quotations<\/td>\nIt reports the statement which was started by someone in the past<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              It is stated with reporting verb, signal phrase or quotative frame<\/td>\nIts uses reporting verbs such as \u201csay\u201d,\u201d tell\u201d, \u201csaid\u201d, \u201ctalk\u201d and \u201cspeak\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
              The tense of the verb is the same in the statement<\/td>\nThe tense of the verb changes in indirect speech<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

              Direct and Indirect Speech Rules with Examples<\/h3>\n

              Changes in Person of Pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n