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    Indirect speech is when a speaker's words are reported without using direct quotes. Rules for changing indirect to direct speech include: [1] Using a reporting verb like "said" in the correct tense; [2] Removing conjunctions like "that"; [3] Adding quotation marks; and [4] Changing verb tenses and pronouns as needed based on the reported speech. Examples are provided for changing indirect statements, questions, imperatives and exclamations to direct speech.

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    Indirect speech is when a speaker's words are reported without using direct quotes. Rules for changing indirect to direct speech include: [1] Using a reporting verb like "said" in the correct tense; [2] Removing conjunctions like "that"; [3] Adding quotation marks; and [4] Changing verb tenses and pronouns as needed based on the reported speech. Examples are provided for changing indirect statements, questions, imperatives and exclamations to direct speech.

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    Indirect speech is when a speaker's words are reported without using direct quotes. Rules for changing indirect to direct speech include: [1] Using a reporting verb like "said" in the correct tense; [2] Removing conjunctions like "that"; [3] Adding quotation marks; and [4] Changing verb tenses and pronouns as needed based on the reported speech. Examples are provided for changing indirect statements, questions, imperatives and exclamations to direct speech.

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    Indirect speech is when a speaker's words are reported without using direct quotes. Rules for changing indirect to direct speech include: [1] Using a reporting verb like "said" in the correct tense; [2] Removing conjunctions like "that"; [3] Adding quotation marks; and [4] Changing verb tenses and pronouns as needed based on the reported speech. Examples are provided for changing indirect statements, questions, imperatives and exclamations to direct speech.

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    Indirect Speech:

    Reporting of what a speaker said without quoting his exact words is called ‘Indirect Speech’.
    John said that he was writing a letter then.
    Rules:
    To change from Indirect to Direct Speech, keep in mind all the rules of the Direct Speech in the
    reverse order.
     Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense.
     Remove the conjuctions "that, to, if or whether etc". wherever necessary.
     Insert quotation marks, question mark, exclamation and fullstop, wherever necessary.
     Put a comma before the statement.
     Write the first word of the statement with capital letter.
     Change the past tense into present tense wherever the repoting verb is in the past tense.
     Convert the past perfect either into past tense or present perfect as found necessary.
     Be careful about the order of words in the question.
     The following column will enable the students to find the kind of sentence.
    Indirect
    - Direct (Kind of Sentence)
    (Conjunction)

    that - Statement (or) Exclamatory sentence

    to, not to - Imperative

    requested + to - Begin the imperative sentence with "please"

    Interrogative sentence (Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb +


    if or whether -
    ...?)

    What, When, How etc., - (Wh or How + Helping Verb + Subject + Main Verb + ...?)

    1. Statements:
     I told my mother that I wanted coffee then. (I.S.)
    I said to my mother, “I want coffee now”. (D.S.)

     Yobu told Lazar that he was lying. (I.S.)


    Yobu said to Lazar, “You are lying”. (D.S.)
    2. Interrogative Sentences:
     I asked my sister what she was doing then. (I.S.)
    I said my sister, “What are you doing now?”. (D.S.)

     The teacher asked the boy why he was late. (I.S.)


    The teacher said to the boy, “Why are you late?”. (D.S.)

     Johncy asked Rosy if she had done the problem the day before. (I.S.)
    Johncy said to Rosy, “Did you do the problem yesterday?”. (D.S.)

    3. Imperative Sentences:
     She requested me to lend her my Atlas. (I.S.)
    She asked to me, “Please lend me your Atlas”. (D.S.)
     The conductor told the man to give the old lady his seat. (I.S.)
    The conductor said to the man, “Give the old lady your seat”. (D.S.)

    4. Exclamatory Sentences:
     He exclaimed that it was a very strange idea. (I.S.)
    He said, “What a strange idea!”. (D.S.)

     She exclaimed that the house was very lovely. (I.S.)


    She said, “How lovely the house is!”. (D.S.)

    He asked me what I wanted from him.


    Right: What do you want from me

    Sam wondered if they had arrived on time.


    Right: Did they arrive on time

    I advised them not to go out at night. !


    Right: Do not go out at night

    He wanted to know why I was crying. ?


    Right: Why are you crying

    He asked me whether I would marry him the following year. ?


    Right: Will you marry me next year

    He asked me not to interrupt him. !


    Right: Do not interrupt me

    He wanted to know if he should lock the door. ?


    Right: Shall I lock the door / Should I lock the door

    She wondered whether she might use my laptop. ?


    Right: May I use your laptop

    Nicol asked me to join her. !


    Right: Join me / Will you join me

    Lily told me not to eat so much. !


    Right: Do not eat so much

    He wondered if I had received his message. ?


    Right: Have you received my message
    Ezra asked us what we had been doing so long. ?
    Right: What have you been doing so long

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