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Rules of Direct Speech;

The general rules of direct speech are:
 Each new character's speech starts on a new line.
 Speech is opened with speech marks.
 Each line of speech starts with a capital.
 The line of speech ends with a comma, exclamation mark or question mark.
 A reporting clause is used at the end (said Jane, shouted Paul, replied Mum).

What is indirect speech?

 Indirect speech
When we report someone else’s speech without quotation or exact words, it is called
indirect speech. Here we report what speaker says without quoting his exact words.
 For example
Darshil said that he was a very clever boy.
In short reported speech gives the remarks of the speaker as reported by someone else.