Direct Speech
What is Direct Speech?
Repeating the exact words someone said.
Complete the formula:
Subject + ______ + “Exact Words.”
Reporting Verb.
What punctuation marks are used around the exact words?
(“ ”)
What do we use to show the exact words of a person?
Quotation marks.
What is the complete formula when the reporting verb comes first?
Subject + Reporting Verb + , + “Exact Words.”
What punctuation mark is usually placed before the Direct Speech when thereporting verb comes first?
A comma (,)
Identify the Direct Speech:
Sarah said, “I am happy.”
“I am happy.”
What is the formula when Direct Speech comes first?
“Exact Words,” + Subject + Reporting Verb.
What punctuation mark do we use when the Direct Speech is a question
A question mark (?)
Change this sentence into Direct Speech:
John said that he was tired.
John said, “I am tired.”
Apply the formula:
She + said + “I am tired.”
She said, “I am tired.”
What punctuation mark do we use when someone expresses strong emotion?
An exclamation mark (!)