English grade 9

1. DIRECT AND
INDIRECT
SPEECH

2. Let’s analyze the sentences.
1. Uncle Joe gave me a gift.
2. My mother bought me a
car.

3. A B
1, “Why don’t your sons give
you a hand Willy?” asked
Howard.
1. Howard asked Willy why his
sons didn’t give him a hand.
2. Willy said, “I can throw
myself on them.”
2. Willy told him that he
couldn’t throw himself on them.
3. Ana said, “Willy I would
have the last payment on the
house.”
3. Ana told Willy that she would
have the last payment of the
house.

4. There are two ways of
reporting what somebody
says;
• direct speech
• indirect (or reported)
speech.

5. Direct Speech describes something said being
repeated exactly as it was spoken.
Indirect Speech still shares the same
information but instead of expressing someone’s
comments or speech by directly repeating them,
it involves reporting or describing what was said.

6. Direct Speech
reports or quotes the
exact words spoken.
Indirect Speech is
also known as
reported speech.
Its purpose is to
report exactly what
was said by
someone using
quotation marks.
Its purpose is to
report on what
someone said in the
past.

7. It is accompanied by
a reporting verb,
signal phrase or
quotative frame.
It uses reporting
verbs such as: say,
tell, said, talk and
speak.
You will keep the
verb tense the same
in the quotations
Normally, you will
change the verb
tense when using
Indirect Speech.

8. RULE 1. Changes in Verbs:
If the reporting speech is in present tense
or future tense, then no change is required
to be made in the verb of reported speech.
Direct Speech: She says, “She sings a song
well.”
Indirect Speech:
She says that she sings a song well.

9. Direct Speech:
You say, “I will visit London.”
Indirect Speech:
You say that you will visit London.

10. RULE 2. If the quoted part is a declarative, we
use the “that clause”.
Direct Speech:
She says, “I was not writing a letter to my brother.”
Indirect Speech:
She says that she was not writing a letter to her
brother.

11. Direct speech:
Levi says, “My cat is sick”.
Indirect Speech:
Levi says that his cat is sick.

12. RULE 3. If the quoted part is an imperative sentence, change it into to phrase, and change said into told.
Examples:
Direct Speech: The teacher said to me, “Shut the door.”
Indirect Speech: The teacher told me to shut the door.
RULE 4. If the quoted part is an interrogative sentence answerable by yes or no, use the if-clause and if there is a
choice we use whether-clause.
Examples:
Direct Speech: My friend asked,” Are you sick?”
Indirect Speech: My friend asked if I was sick.
Direct Speech: Mother asked,” Do you like ice cream or cake?”
Indirect Speech: Mother asked whether I liked ice cream or cake.
If the quoted part is a wh-question, repeat the question word and interchange the subject and verb.
Examples:
Direct speech: The teacher asks, “Where is your assignment?”
Indirect Speech: The teacher asks where my assignment is.

13. RULE 5. If the quoted part is a fact or truth, no need to
change the tense of the verb in the introductory part.
Examples:
A. Direct Speech: The professor said, “Manila is the capital
of the Philippines.”
Indirect Speech: The professor said that Manila is the capital
of the Philippines.
B. Direct Speech: Jeff said,” I am a Filipino.”
Indirect Speech: Jeff said that he is a Filipino

14. RULE 7. Changes in Place, Time, and Possessive Words
When we use indirect speech, we are reporting what someone else said in a
different time and situation. Logically, we need to change some of the words from
the original statement. This happens with place, time, and possessive words.
Examples:
A. DIRECT SPEECH: "It is sunny here."
REPORTED SPEECH: She said it was sunny there.
(We need to change the place word.)
B. DIRECT SPEECH: "I went to a concert yesterday."
REPORTED SPEECH: She said she went to a concert the day before.
(We need to change the time word.)
C. DIRECT SPEECH: "Harvey is our pet dog."
REPORTED SPEECH: She said Harvey is their pet dog.
(We need to change the possessive word.)

15. ACTIVITY TIME

16. DIRECT INDIRECT
a. She says, “I am a little
bit nervous.”
b. She asks, "What time
will you be home?"
c. "There's a fly in my
soup!" screamed Simone.

17. Match the parts of sentences from COLUMN A with the ones from COLUMN B to form logical sentences.
Write only the letter of your answer on your answer sheet.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
_____1. Gerald mentioned that his
mother...
_____2. Valerie warned us that...
_____3. Chelsea said her
supervisor...
_____4. The secretary promised
she...
_____5. The news reporter
announced that...
A. ...wanted her to complete the project by
Friday.
B. ...would be visiting him soon.
C. ...the company was going to make a
public statement.
D. ...it was very dangerous to climb the
mountain without a guide.
E. ...would make an appointment for me.