Direct Speech
True/ False
Direct speech is the same as dialogue.
True
True/ False
Direct speech is also known as reported speech.
False. Indirect speech is also known as reported speech.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
"Where will you study next year," asked Sharon.
There should be a question mark after "year"; not a comma
Change the following direct speech into reported speech:
Lili informed, "You can no longer enter this store unless you have a mask."
Lili informed that I could no longer enter that store unless I had a mask.
What punctuation can replace a full stop inside a quotation?
a comma
True/ False
Reported speech is when someone reports what someone else said.
True
What is wrong with the following:
"I always wanted," George started, "A little brother."
"A" should be lowercase.
Change the following direct speech into reported speech:
"I will never visit here again," proclaimed Julie.
Julie proclaimed that she would never visit there again.
True/False
The following example is an example of direct speech in prose:
Scorpion: It is in my nature Mr. Frog.
False. This would be found in a playscript.
Change the following into reported speech:
"I always love going on a Ferris Wheel," gushed Gilda.
Gilda gushed that she (had) always loved going on a Ferris Wheel.
What is wrong with the following:
"You know, I can pretend to be your brother." said Sam.
Full stop after "brother" should be a comma.
Change the following direct speech into reported speech:
Peter exclaimed, "We will overcome this pandemic!"
Peter exclaimed that they would overcome that pandemic.
What punctuation is missing from the following:
Mother asked, "What would you dears like for lunch?
end speech marks
"I went on the Ferris Wheel yesterday," said Gilda
Gilda said that she had gone on the Ferris Wheel_____________
Fill in the blank above
the day before
What is wrong with the following reported speech:
He said that he want to be my brother.
"want" should be "wanted"
Jon's father winked at him and asked, "Do you want to go to China?"
Jon's father winked at him and asked if he wanted to go to China.
True or False
Question marks and exclamation points can be replaced with commas inside quotes.
False. Only a full stop can be replaced by a comma and only if the direct speech is not the end of the sentence.
Change the following into indirect speech:
Harold asked Joey, "Do you like pink?"
Harold asked Joey if he liked pink.
What is wrong with the following reported speech:
Sam said that he had going to Paris before.
"going" should be "gone"
Change the following reported speech into direct speech:
Dad said that if he ever won a million dollars he would buy a Porsche.
Dad said, "If I ever win a million dollars, I will buy a Porsche."