Direct and Indirect Speech (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Flashcards
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Punctuation used in direct speech
Punctuation used in direct speech
Quotation marks around exact words
Another name for indirect speech
Another name for indirect speech
Reported speech
Term for verb tense shift in indirect speech
Term for verb tense shift in indirect speech
Backshifting
Backshift: will →
Backshift: will →
would
Backshift: can →
Backshift: can →
could
Backshift: must →
Backshift: must →
had to
Pronoun change in indirect speech: I →
Pronoun change in indirect speech: I →
he/she
Time reference in indirect speech: tomorrow →
Time reference in indirect speech: tomorrow →
the next day
Time reference in indirect speech: today →
Time reference in indirect speech: today →
that day
Word often introducing reported speech clause
Word often introducing reported speech clause
that