QUOTED SPEECH
Direct speech repeats or quoted the exact
words spoken. When we use direct speech in writing, we place the words spoken
between inverted commas (".........") And there is no change in these
words. We may be reporting something that's being said now or telling someone
later about a previous conversation.
For example :
Laura said, " I have to sleep "
Archita said "I have to take a rest
soon"
REPORTED SPEECH
Reported speech is usually used to talk
about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use
reporting verbs like " say ", " tell ", " ask ",
and we may use the word " that " to introduce the reported words.
Inverted commas are not used.
For example :
Laura said, " I
have to sleep " <=> Laura said that she had to sleep.
Archita said "I have to take a rest soon"
<=> Archita said that she had to
take a rest soon.
