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James said, "Taylor Swift is my favourite singer."
James said that Taylor Swift was his favourite singer.
My father orders me, 'Study hard!"
My father orders me to study hard.
Liana asked me, 'Is this your book?'
Liana asked me if that was my book.
Hardy asked me, 'Where do you live, Tina?'
Hardy asked me where I lived.
Identify if the following is direct or indirect speech.
"Stop screaming!" she exclaimed.
Direct speech.
Tiara said to me, 'Tomorrow I will come to your house.'
Tiara said to me that the following/next day she would come to my house.
Policeman said to the robbers 'Put your hands up!'
Policeman told to the robbers to put their hands up.
Jeremy asked Grace, 'Will you help me to finish my report, please?'
Jeremy asked Grace if she would help him to finish his report.
Cherry asked Tom, 'Why did you come late this morning?'
Cherry asked Tom why he came late that morning.
Identify if the following is direct or indirect speech.
Oscar said that he hadn't been any place near the scene of the crime.
Indirect speech.
Bryan said to her, 'I visit my parents once a week.'
Bryan said to her that he visited his parents once a week.
Teacher asked the students, 'Don't open your books during the test!'
Teacher forbade the students to open their books during the test.
Mr. James asked Patrick, 'Did you go with Marina to the seminar today?'
Mr. James asked Patrick if he went with Marina to the seminar that day.
Dimas asked Theresia, 'What are you drawing now?'
Dimas asked Theresia what she was drawing then.
Spot the error.
Direct: Reina said, "I'm happy with my results!
Indirect: Reina said that she is happy with her results.
Reina said that she was happy with her results.
Derrian said to Mr. Joe, 'We prepared the stage and the costumes yesterday.'
Derrian said to Mr. Joe that they had prepared the stage and the costumes the day before.
Marina shouted to Jack, 'Don't drive if you are sleepy.'
Marina forbade Jack to drive if he was sleepy.
Jeany asked me, 'Have ever seen any ghost at our school?'
Jeany asked me if I had ever seen any ghost at our school.
Billy asked Fio, 'Who paid my tuition fee yesterday?'
Billy asked Fio who had paid his tuition fee the day before.
Spot the error.
Indirect: Jazyl said that she always drank coffee.
Direct: Jazyl said, "I always drank coffee."
Jazyl said, "I always drink coffee."
Thomas said, 'Mr. Jefferson has been our help for almost twelve years.'
Thomas said that Mr.Jefferson had been their help for almost twelve years.
My father said to me, 'You should ride your motorcycle carefully!'
My father advised me that I should ride my motorcycle carefully.
Maria's mother asked her, 'Were you cleaning the car when your father came home last night?'
Maria's mother asked her if she had been cleaning the car when her father had come home the night before.
Jack asked the boys, 'When have you finished your project?'
Jack asked the boys when they had finished their project.
Spot the error:
Direct: Raquel said, "I like this song."
Indirect: Raquel said that she liked the song.
Raquel said that she liked that song.