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Direkte en indirekte redeChanging sentences to Indirect and Direct Speech, and back

again...

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Difference between Direct andindirect

Ek is

moeg

Die man s:

Ek is moeg

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DIFFERENCE BETWEENDIRECT AND INDIRECT

Ek is

moeg

Die man s dat

hy moeg is

Telling someone

else what a

person said...

Die man s dat

hy moeg is.

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Changing from direct toindirect...

The easiest way to change sentences into Indirect speech, is to follow a fewsimplesteps:

Identifypronounsthat must change from 1st to 3rd person.

Identify Verb 1 in the quoted section

Rewrite into Indirect by:

Adding datto the introductory verb

Changing 1st person to 3rd person pronouns

Moving verb 1 to the ENDof the sentence

Remember to removethe quotation marks

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Lets apply the steps...

Direkte Rede (Direct

Speech):

Ek ry n nuwe kar

Die man s

Step 1: Identify Pronouns that must change

ek hy

1st 3rd

Indirekte Rede (Indirect Speech):

dat

n nuwe kar

Ek

hy

ry

Ek ry n nuwe kar

Die man s

Step 2: Identify Verb 1 in the quoted part ry

Step 3: Add dat to introductory verb.

Rememberdat = Group 3 VW, so Verb 1 goes to the END of S2

Step 4: Remove quotation marks

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How is this tested in anexam?

The question will give you a DIRECT SPEECH sentence and

ask you to change it into INDIRECT SPEECH.

For example:

Skryf die volgende in die indirekte rede.

Die vrou s: Ek het laas week die werk voltooi.

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Changing from indirect todirect...

If you can change something into Indirect speech, you should be able to change it

back to Direct speech. Do the following:

Identifypronounsthat must change from 3rd BACK to 1st person.

Rewrite into Direct by:

REMOVING datfrom the introductory verb

Move Verb 1 back to Position 2 (After the Subject)

Removing the quotation marks

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Lets apply the steps...

Indirekte Rede (Indirect

Speech):

Step 1: Identify Pronouns that must change hulle ons1st 3rd

Direkte Rede (Direct Speech):

hulle die werk gedoen het.Hy s dat

Step 2: Identify Verb 1: het

Step 3: Remove dat from introductory verb.

RememberBy removing dat you need to put V1 back where it should be!

Step 4: Add quotation marks

Hy s dat hulle diewerk gedoen het.

Hy sdathulledie werk gedoenhetOns

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How is this tested in anexam?

The question will give you a INDIRECT SPEECH sentence

and ask you to change it into DIRECT SPEECH.

For example:

Skryf die volgende in die Direkte rede.

Die vrou s dat hy laas week die werk voltooi het.

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GOT IT?