Direct and Indirect Speech: English Speaking

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

What Is Direct And Indirect Speech
Expression Of Time in Direct And Indirect Speech
Important Reporting Verbs
Pronoun Change
Tenses In Direct And Indirect Speech
Reporting Verb With Object
Changing Modal Verbs
Use of Comma Or Colon
Questions In Direct And Indirect Speech
Exclamations In Direct And Indirect Speech
Imperatives In Direct And Indirect Speech
Use Of ‘That’ In Indirect Speech

Sample This:
What Is Direct And Indirect Speech

There are two ways to express what someone else has said. On this basis, sentences are of two types: sentences with Direct Speech and sentences with Indirect Speech

DIRECT SPEECH
Direct Speech Is also called Quoted Speech.
Direct speech refers exactly what someone has said.
Direct Speech appears within inverted commas ("..."). A comma is used before starting the exact quote within the quotation marks.
Direct Speech should be word for word.
Example: President declared, “I will not bear corruption in the country at any cost.”

INDIRECT SPEECH
Indirect speech is also called Reported Speech.
Indirect speech does not refer exactly what someone has said.
Indirect Speech doesn't appear within inverted commas but the word “that” may be used as a conjunction between the reporting verb and reported speech.
Indirect Speech shouldn’t be word for word.
Example: President declared that he would not bear corruption in the country at any cost.