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Quoted & Reported Speech. We often have to give information about what people say or think. In order to do this you can use “direct = quoted” speech,

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1 Quoted & Reported Speech

2 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.

3 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.

4 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.

5 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.

6 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.

7 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.”

8 - 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).

9 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.


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