Direct Speech and Indirect Speech | Narration Change in English Grammar

Narration Change in English Grammar | Direct and indirect speech | Part 1

Prajnaparamita Bhowmik
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In this lesson, I have discussed direct and indirect speech. How to change the mode of narration from direct to indirect and what are the rules of reported speech with lots of examples.

For voice change video lesson, please click the link below,
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For pronoun in English grammar please click the link below,
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1. Narration Change Direct Speech & Indirect Speech For video lesson please copy and paste the below mentioned link into your browser https:// youtu.be /dzIyk4GsEMs

2. John said “I’m hungry”. “So am I” said Peter. Direct and indirect speech

3. Grandma said she was baking cookies for you I am baking cookies for Jean. Direct and indirect speech Direct Indirect

4. Lets look

5. Direct and indirect speech Ravi said, “I’m going to the market”. Ravi said (that) he was going to the market. Direct speech quotes actual words. So it is called quoted speech . Indirect speech reports what was said without quoting exact words. It is called reported speech

6. Direct and indirect speech Ravi said ,“I’m going to the market”. Ravi said( that) he was going to the market. Direct speech Indirect speech Inverted comma “ “ No inverted comma, use that Reported verb am Reported verb – was Pronoun - I Pronoun - he

7. Identify direct and indirect speech He said “I am busy”. She said “I am tired” Direct speech Indirect speech Rita said (that) she lived there. The girl said (that) she was reading.

8. Basic rules for indirect speech Change in situation. Change in pronoun. Change in tense. Change in time expression.

9. Change in situation. The words are reported in another place at different time. s poken yesterday reported today The words are spoken in one place and time.

10. Change in time and place. Direct speech Indirect speech today that day now then/at the moment yesterday the day before last week the week before Next year the following year tomorrow the next day Direct speech Indirect speech here there this that ago before

11. Change in time and place. Ravi said “I’ll be back next week ”.. Ravi said he would be back the following week . Ravi said ,”I go to the market yesterday” . Ravi said he went to the market the day before .

12. Change in pronoun. Direct speech reported speech I he/she We they You he/she/they my his/her our their your his/her/their Direct speech reported speech me him/her us them you Him/her/them mine his/hers ours theirs yours his/hers/theirs

13. Change in pronoun. Ravi said “ I ’m going to the market”. Ravi said that he was going to the market. Mike and Tom said “ We play football ”. Mike and Tom said ( that) they played football. We t hey I he

14. Change in tense in reported verb Direct speech R eported speech Simple Present Paula said “I want to be a teacher”. Simple Past Paola said (that) she wanted to be a tecaher. Present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) “I am going to the cinema” she said. Past continuous (was/were + -ing) She said (that) she was going to the cinema. Simple Past He said “John phoned me”. Past Perfect (had + -past participle) He said (that) John had phoned him.

15. Change in tense in reported verb Direct speech Reported speech will would “ Will you go there?” John said. John asked if he would go there. Exceptions Modals are usually unchanged in reported speech She said “It must be pretty late. I really must go” She said it must be pretty late and she really must go.

16. Change in tense in reported verb Exceptions Modals are usually unchanged in reported speech would should could might ought must need I was afraid “It might be too late.” I was afraid that It might be too late.

17. Use of ‘that’ Conjunctin that say, think that reply, shout She shouted , “I am busy.” She shouted that she was busy. Verb dropped cannot dropped He said “She phoned me”. He said she had phoned him.

18. Thank You For video lesson please copy and paste the below mentioned link into your browser https:// youtu.be /dzIyk4GsEMs