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Quoted & Reported Speech
Direct &Indirect Speech
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We often have to give information about what people say or think. In order to do this you can use “direct = quoted” speech, or “indirect = reported” speech.
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Direct “quoted” Speech
Saying exactly what someone has said is called direct speech (sometimes called quoted speech)
*Here what a person says appears within quotation marks ("...") (‘ ‘), also called inverted commas, and should be word for word.
For example- My teacher said, "Today's lesson is on presentations."
or
- "Today's lesson is on presentations,” said my teacher.
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How to quote a sentence?
A) Sentences like:
- Sara said, “I need to take a taxi.”
- The psychologist said, “You should calm down.”
- She said, “My mother is not feeling well.”
1- use comma after said, and open a quotation mark.
2- Capitalize the first word of the sentence.
3- Close the quotation mark after the period.
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How to quote a sentence?
B) Sentences like:
- “I need to take a taxi,” said Sara.
- “You should calm down,” said the psychologist.
- “My mother is not feeling well,” she said.
1- Use a comma at the end of the sentence when it comes before (said)
2- Use a period after said.
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How to quote a sentence?
C) Sentences like:
- “My mother,” she said, “is not feeling well.”
1- If the quoted sentence is devided by (she said), use a comma after the first part of the qoute.
2- Do not capitalize the first word after (she said).
3- Use a period at the end of the sentence and before the quotation mark.
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Quoting more than one sentence
A) “My father is in hospital. He is very sick,” she said.
Or
B) “My father is in hospital,” she said. “He is very sick.”
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Quoting a question or an exclamation
- She asked, “Do you speak English?”
- “Do you speak English?” she asked.
- She said, “Watch out!”
1- the question mark or the exclamation mark is inside the closing quotation marks.
2- no comma is used before (she asked).
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Quote verbs
Say and ask are the most commonly used quote verbs. But there are some others like:
Add, agree, answer, beg, comment, suggest, reply, whisper…etc.