Suppose we want to tell what some person has said
We have 2 options
- Tell his exact dialogue
- Tell what he has said in our own words
First One is Direct
Second One is Indirect
Example 1
He said "I work in a company"
He said that he worked in a company
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First One is Direct Speech (as we are repeating Exact Dialogue)
Second One is Indirect Speech (as we are telling what is said in our own words)
Example 2
She said "I like you"
She said that she liked me
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First One is Direct Speech (as we are repeating Exact Dialogue)
Second One is Indirect Speech (as we are telling what is said in our own words)
Difference Direct and Indirect Speech
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
| We tell exact words |
We tell in our own words
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| It is in " "(Inverted Commas) |
We normally use word 'said that'
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