Direct and Indirect Speech (Grade 10 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards
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Direct speech definition
Direct speech definition
Exact words spoken, written with quotation marks
Indirect speech definition
Indirect speech definition
Reporting what someone said without exact words
Backshifting definition
Backshifting definition
Moving verb tense one step back in time
Direct 'will' → indirect speech
Direct 'will' → indirect speech
would
Direct 'can' → indirect speech
Direct 'can' → indirect speech
could
Direct 'I' → indirect speech
Direct 'I' → indirect speech
he/she
Direct 'tomorrow' → indirect speech
Direct 'tomorrow' → indirect speech
the next day
Direct 'now' → indirect speech
Direct 'now' → indirect speech
then
Direct 'here' → indirect speech
Direct 'here' → indirect speech
there
Quotation marks in indirect speech
Quotation marks in indirect speech
Not used / removed