Lesson 2 - Direct and Indirect Speech

• Direct 

  • quoted speech
  • retell exact words
  • quotation marks
  • present/past 
  • comma
  • introductory part = beginning, end
• Indirect 

  • reported speech 
  • reporting on without using his or her exact words
  • that
  • without “ ”
  • verb must always be past tense
  • does not require comma
• If you want to retell what someone has said, thought, or felt, you can use direct or indirect speech.
• Direct and Indirect are typically introduced by verbs such as say, tell, admit, complain, explain, remind, reply, think, hope, offer, refuse, etc.
• Quotation Marks (“ “): Punctuation marks are used to indicate that the text represents the exact words (direct speech) someone has spoken.
• Take note that in indirect or reported speech we “report” what someone has said. We do not use their exact words, so we do not use quotation marks (“ ”).