Direct and Indirect Speech (Grade 10 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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What does direct speech show?
What does direct speech show?
The exact words someone said
Which punctuation marks are essential in direct speech?
Which punctuation marks are essential in direct speech?
Quotation marks
What is another name for indirect speech?
What is another name for indirect speech?
Reported speech
What does 'backshifting' mean in indirect speech?
What does 'backshifting' mean in indirect speech?
Moving verb tense one step back in time
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to which word?
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to which word?
would
In indirect speech, 'can' changes to which word?
In indirect speech, 'can' changes to which word?
could
When reporting 'I am happy', which pronoun replaces 'I'?
When reporting 'I am happy', which pronoun replaces 'I'?
he or she
In indirect speech, 'today' changes to which phrase?
In indirect speech, 'today' changes to which phrase?
that day
How do you report questions in indirect speech?
How do you report questions in indirect speech?
Use 'whether' or 'if'
Convert: He said, 'I will help.' What is the indirect speech?
Convert: He said, 'I will help.' What is the indirect speech?
He said that he would help.