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
Punctuation of ..... is used to enclose the spoken words in direct speech.
double quotation mark (“ ”)
True/ False
Reported speech is when someone reports what someone else said.
True
Direct speech: Mrs. Annabeth asked Peter, "Do you have any remarks?"
What is wrong with the following:
Mrs. Annabeth asked Peter if he has any remarks.
Has should be had.
Mrs. Annabeth asked Peter if he had any remarks.
How do you convert direct speech to indirect speech using simple past tense?
The simple past tense used in direct speech is converted into past perfect tense in indirect speech.
Change the following into reported speech:
Lio said to Ina, "Don't close the windows."
Lio forbade me to close the windows.
Direct speech: Mom said to me, "I was cooking in the kitchen."
What is wrong with the following:
Indirect: Mom said to me that she had cooking in the kitchen.
"had" should be "had been"
Indirect: Mom said to me that she had been cooking in the kitchen.
What punctuation is missing from the following:
Mother asked, "What would you dears like for lunch
question and end double quotation marks
"______________________" said Gilda
Gilda said that she had cooked a chicken soup.
Fill in the blank above
"I cooked a chicken soup." said Gilda
What is wrong with the following reported speech:
He said that he had not appear again.
"appear" should be "appeared"
He said that he had not appeared again.
The conversion of time signals "last year" in indirect speech is
the previous year
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"