Direct and Indirect Speech (Grade 12 NSC Matric English HL): Flashcards

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Direct and Indirect Speech
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Direct speech definition

Presents exact words someone spoke/wrote

Indirect speech definition

Reports what someone said without exact words

Backshifting in indirect speech

Verbs move one step back in time

'Will' changes to what in indirect speech

Would

'Can' changes to what in indirect speech

Could

'Must' changes to what in indirect speech

Had to

'Tomorrow' changes to what in indirect speech

The next day

'Yesterday' changes to what in indirect speech

The previous day

'I' changes to what pronoun in indirect speech

He/she (depending on original speaker)

Quotation marks in indirect speech

Remove/eliminate entirely

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