NCERT 6TH CLASS ENGLISH GRAMMAR DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

                                                                                      Direct and Indirect Speech What is Direct and Indirect Speech? The words of a speaker can be reported in two ways: 1.    Using the direct words of thespeaker 2.    Reporting what the speakersaid Direct speech  involves quoting the exact words of the speaker. Indirect (Reported) speech is used to report what a person said. Examples Direct: Suraj said, "I don’t like this hotel at all." Indirect: Suraj said that he doesn’t like that hotel atall. Direct: Kevin said, "Please pass me a sheet ofpaper." Indirect: Kevin requested someone to pass him a sheet of paper. Direct: Lalit asked, "Why is Omi standing outside the class?" Indirect: Lalit asked why Omi was standing outside the class. •    Use quotation marks to open and close directspeech. •    Place a comma before the quotationmarks. Rules for Changing Direct Speech into Indirect Speech • Use the present tense in indirect speech to report facts and universaltruths.    •  Direct Speech: “My name is Soham,” hesaid.    •  Indirect Speech: He said that his name isSoham. • Use the present tense to report a future event in indirectspeech.   •  Direct Speech: "Next week's session is on time management,” shesaid.   •  Indirect Speech: She said next week's session will be on angermanagement. Rules for Changing Modal Auxiliaries in Indirect Speech Rules for Changing Expressions of Time Direct to Indirect Speech – Types of Sentences The reporting verb ‘said’ is changed according to the following rules from direct to indirect speech. Examples Direct Speech: Soniya said, “I am going to visit grandma next week.” Indirect Speech: Soniya said that she was going to visit grandma the following week. Direct Speech: Jalpa said, “Amit, please give my pencil boxback.” Indirect Speech: Jalpa requested Amit to give her pencil boxback. Direct Speech: Mother said to me, “What will you eat for dinner?Buy some fresh vegetables on your way back home.” Indirect Speech: Mother asked me what I would eat for dinner and asked me to buysome fresh vegetables on my way back home. Direct Speech: Noorie said, “Tejal, what have you brought for lunch?” Indirect Speech: Noorie asked Tejal what she had brought for lunch. Direct Speech: Jeevan asked Nitin, “Where are you going for vacation? Nitin said, “I am going to Sikkim.”  Indirect Speech: Jeevan asked Nitin where he was going for vacation. Nitin replied that he was going to Sikkim. Direct Speech: Jatin said, “I hope Sunil recovers soon from his illness.” Indirect Speech: Jatin wished that Sunil might recover soon from his illness. Direct Speech: The teacher said to the students, “You will be taken to the laboratory after five minutes for your practical exam.” Indirect Speech: The teacher told the students that they would be taken to the laboratory after five minutes for their practical exam. Direct Speech: “Excuse me. Do you know the way to the ticket counter?” the tourist asked Chetan.                            Chetan said, “Yes. First take the escalator and then the first right.” Indirect Speech: The tourist asked Chetan if he knew the way to the ticket counter.                           Chetan told him to take the escalator and then the first right. Direct Speech: Mahesh told Namrata, “I have signed a new contract.” Indirect Speech: Mahesh told Namrata that he had signed a new contract.