Sunday 25 April 2010

Direct Indirect Speech

Direct Indirect Speech:-

Direct: The Prince said, "It gives me great pleasure to be there this evening."

Indirect: The Prince said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.

Direct: He said, "I shall go as soon as it is possible."

Indirect: He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.

Direct: He said, "I do not wish to see any of you; go away."

Indirect: He said that he did not wish to see of them and ordered them to go away.

Direct: My teacher often says to me, "If you don't work hard, you will fail."

Indirect: My teacher often says to me that if I don't work hard I shall fail.

Direct: He said, "Let us wait for the award."

Indirect: He proposed that they should wait for the award.

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