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STD-5 ENGLISH GRAMMAR

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

MIND MAP AND NOTES

Direct and Indirect Speech:

Direct speech is a report of the exact words used by a speaker or writer. Direct speech is
usually placed inside quotation marks and accompanied by a reporting verb, signal phrase, or
quotative frame.

Indirect speech is also known as reported speech, indirect narration, or indirect discourse. In
grammar, when you report someone else’s statement in your own words without any change
in the meaning of the statement, it is called indirect speech. Quoting a person’s words without
using his own word and bringing about any change in the meaning of the statement is a
reported speech.

Look at the following sentences:
Direct Speech: She says, “I am a little bit nervous.”
Indirect Speech: She says that she is a little bit nervous.

Now consider the different grammatical aspects of both.
 Reporting Speech: The first part in the direct speech is called reporting speech.
 Reported Speech: The second part of the sentence, which is closed in inverted commas or
quotation marks, is called reported speech.
 Reporting Verb: The verb of the reporting speech is called the reporting verb.
 Reported Verb: The verb of the reported speech is called the reported verb.