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Reported Speech and Direct Speech

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Reported and Aim

Direct Speech
Success Criteria
Success Criteria
•• Statement 1 Lorem
I can identify ipsum
direct and dolor sit speech
indirect amet, consectetur
in writing. adipiscing elit.
•• Statement 2
I can recognise where inverted commas are needed to punctuate
• Sub statement
direct speech.
• I can change direct speech into indirect speech (and vice-versa).
• I can create examples of direct and indirect speech.
Using Speech within Writing
Within writing, there are two ways to narrate the words spoken by a
character. These are called:
I bid you
• direct speech farewell
Earthlings!
• reported (or indirect) speech

In a direct speech sentence, we would narrate Iggy’s spoken words like


this:

“I bid you farewell Earthlings!” shouted Iggy from his spaceship.

If we were writing an indirect speech sentence, we would narrate Iggy’s


spoken words like this:

From his spaceship, Iggy bid farewell to the Earthlings.


Are Inverted Commas Needed?
Look at these speech sentences. Are they examples of direct or indirect speech?

If they are examples of direct speech, where should we place inverted commas?

The doctor gently said, “ Open your mouth as wide as possible. ”

This is an example of direct speech


and does need inverted commas
around the spoken words. Where
should they go?
Are Inverted Commas Needed?

Doctor: Open your mouth as wide as possible.

In this case, inverted commas are


not needed since this sentence is
presented as a dialogue
Changing Indirect Speech to Direct
Speech
Could you turn this sentence into a direct speech sentence?

Guthrum announced that they should charge towards to the village.

What has changed? Why?


Changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
Changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech
Changing Direct Speech to Reported Speech

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