Direct - Indirect (Group 5)
Direct - Indirect (Group 5)
DIRECT - INDIRECT
SPEECH
XII IPA 3
Members of the group:
Change in adverb of
place
here -> there
this -> that
these -> those
4. Change in pronouns
The first person pronoun is changed based on: the
subject of reporting speech.
The second person pronoun is changed based on:
the object of reporting speech.
The Third-person pronoun remains unchanged in
indirect speech.
example:
1. Jono says, “l’m hungry now”
-> Jono said that he was hungry then.
Kinds of direct indirect
speech
Statement
Yes/No question
WH-question
Command and
prohibition
Direct —> Indirect (statement)
A statement sentence using the introduction.
When the speaker reports again what others are talking
about, then the noun in the sentence must change.
Direct Indirect
Anna says to Hani, “I am Late” Ana says to Hani that she is late.
I said, “I will leave the country.” I said I would leave the country.
Direct - Indirect (Question)
Yes/no question (If/whether + S + P)
example:
1. “Are you okay?” Mina asked Fia.
-> Mina asked Fia if Fia was okay.