Direct and Indirect Speech

Rabu, 16 Februari 2011 | dosdiz
di 02.03 |

Direct speech is quoted speech that is presented without modification, as it might have been uttered by the original speaker.
Example :
Aldi said “I can go to shoes shop today”
Rakha said “I may go to the cinema this day”

Mimi said “I should go to hospital today” Indirect speech is reported that is presented with grammatical modifications or the speech that doesn’t uttered by the speaker.
Example :
He said that he could go to school today.
Rama said that he would go to market tonight.
Nindy said that she will come to the party.