Direct speech and reported speech - Part 1- Speech - Narration - English
Subject: English
Subject Code: HUM 4101
Topic: Direct Speech and Reported Speech Part-1
Lecturer: Md. Arif Moinuddin Chy
Direct
speech and reported speech
Lesson
1
Direct speech
Look at these examples of direct
speech.
Trevor:
I'm tired.
Wasn't
it Greta Garbo
who said,
I
want
to be alone'?
'But
I don't love you, Henry,' replied Claire.
Reported speech
In reported speech we give the
meaning of what was said rather than the exact words.
Trevor
says he's tired.
Wasn't
it Greta Garbo
who said that she wanted to be alone?
Claire
replied that she didn't love Henry.
Quoted Speech (Direct Speech)
“What time is the meeting?” Tom
asked.
Abdul replied, “It’s at 1 o’clock.”
Sue asked Pat, “What did you do on
Sunday?”
“I visited my brother,” Pat
answered.
Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
Tom asked what time the meeting
was. Abdul said that the meeting was at 1 o’clock. Sue asked Pat what she had
done on Sunday. Pat said that she had visited her brother.
Some
important issues to take notes:
a. In
reported speech we often change the
actual words, e.g. 'I'm tired' > he was
tired.
Sometimes
the verb tense changes, e.g. I
want —> she wanted.
b. In
reporting ,
verbs used: announce, answer, explain, mention,
promise, reply, say, suggest, tell, warn. The
most common of these are say and tell.
We can also report thoughts.
We
think
the meal was
expensive. Nick knew Rita wanted to be with someone else.
c.
When we report statements, we often use that, but we can sometimes leave it out.
You
promised (that) you wouldn't be late. Sarah was saying (that) there's a
problem.
Tell or say?
TELL
We use tell
if we want to mention the hearer
(the person spoken to).
Sarah's
boss told her she could leave early.
NOT
-Sarah's boss told she-could leave-early.
Daniel
tells me he's ready.
We use
tell without an
indirect object (e.g. her, me) only in
the expressions
tell
a story, tell the truth and
tell
a lie.
SAY
When we do not mention the hearer,
we use say.
Sarah's
boss said she could leave early.
NOT
Sarah's boss-said her she could leave
early.
Daniel
says he's ready.
We sometimes use to after say,
especially when
the words
are not reported.
The
boss wanted to say something to Sarah.
What
did Matthew say to you?
Reported speech
Who said what? Match the words to
the people and report what they said. [Just Try…….]
► Mrs
Thatcher a)'All
the
world's a stage.'
1
Stokeley Carmichael b)
'Black is beautiful'
2
Galileo c)
'Big Brother is watching you.'
3
Shakespeare d)
'There is no such thing as society.'
4
George Orwell e)
'The earth moves round the sun.'
► Mrs
Thatcher said that there is no such thing as society.
1
2
3
4
Tell
or say? Put in
tell or say.
? All the experts say
the earth is getting warmer.
? Did you tell
Mark and Sarah how to find our house?
1 The Sales Manager is going
to.................. everyone about the meeting.
2 Vicky, why don't you just……………what
the
matter is?
3 They……they're
going
to build a new Disney World here.
4 What did Natasha……………. about her
holiday plans?
5 Could you……… me
the way to the train station, please?
6 The company should………. its
employees what's going on.
7 You shouldn't……………..lies, you
know, Matthew.
8 Did you …………… anything to Melanie
about the barbecue?
1
Stokeley Carmichael said (that) black is beautiful.
2
Galileo said (that) the earth moves round the sun.
3
Shakespeare said (that) all the world's a stage.
4
George Orwell said (that) Big Brother is watching
you.
1 tell 5
tell
2 say
6 tell
3 say
7 tell
4 say 8 say
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