Direct and Indirect Speech (Grade 11 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Direct speech definition
Direct speech definition
Repeating exact words a person used
Indirect speech definition
Indirect speech definition
Reporting message without exact words
What is backshifting?
What is backshifting?
Moving verb tense one step back into past
In indirect speech: 'will' becomes?
In indirect speech: 'will' becomes?
would
In indirect speech: 'can' becomes?
In indirect speech: 'can' becomes?
could
In indirect speech: 'is/am' becomes?
In indirect speech: 'is/am' becomes?
was
Pronoun change: 'I' becomes?
Pronoun change: 'I' becomes?
he/she (depending on speaker's gender)
Time change: 'today' becomes?
Time change: 'today' becomes?
that day
Time change: 'now' becomes?
Time change: 'now' becomes?
then
Punctuation in indirect speech?
Punctuation in indirect speech?
No quotation marks used