8th Class English Narration Direct Speech

   Direct Speech

It induces repetition of the words of the speaker as they have been said. These words are kept in inverted commas ????????

•   John said to me, "I will help your sister."
•   John told me that he would help my sister.

The above given two sentences refer to the two ways of reporting the words of a speaker.

In sentence 1, the actual or exact words of the speaker are presented.

This speech is called Direct Speech.

Points to keep in mind:

•   In Direct Speech the actual words of the speaker are put within Inverted Commas. (" ")
•   The sentence within Inverted Commas begin with a Capital Letter.

There are two parts of a sentence in Direct Speech

       Reporting Verb

The first part of the sentence in Direct Speech is called Reporting Verb.

For Example: John said to me

       Reported Speech

The actual words of the speaker put within inverted commas are called Reported Speech.

For Example: "I will help your sister."