4. At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
A. Distinguish between Direct and
Indirect Speech.
B. Familiarize the rules of converting
Direct speech into Indirect speech;
and
C. Apply learning through answering and
participating in the activities.
5.
6. Are you ready for my class?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=t2aWyRtnRCg#dialog
Motive Questions:
1.What is the Video all about?
2.What can you say about their technique in
delivering their speech?
3. Why is proper reporting important?
7. Agenda:
In this lesson the students are going to
learn about direct and indirect speech.
They will also discover rules on how to
change direct speech into indirect speech.
8. Concept and Definition
Direct and indirect speech
In the English language, there are two ways
of conveying what someone else had said:
Direct/quoted speech - involves quoting the
exact words uttered by the person, within
inverted commas or quotation marks.
- Exact words of the speaker
10. Concept and Definition
Indirect/reported speech - does not have
to be within quotes or reported word-to
word. In fact, unless one is relaying the
exact words spoken, one should never use
quotation marks.
- What the speaker has said without using
the exact words.
11. Concept and Definition
Example: She said that she would
be coming home that night.
The teacher told Rajesh that he had
a bright future.
12. What is the dereference between
Direct and Indirect Speech so far?
13. Exercise
1. She said, "I can swim“
2. She asked if we should start
3. She said that she looked ugly
14. How do we change
direct speech to indirect
speech?
15. • When we use reported speech, we are
usually talking about the past. Therefore,
verbs usually change to the past tense in
reported speech.
• We also add reporting clause which the
reporting verb can be found.
16. Example:
The teacher told Rajesh that he had a
bright future.
- Here, the phrase, “ The teacher told
Rajesh” is the reporting clause and the
reporting verb is the “ told”
17. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
Now, let us specify the rules in converting direct speech
to indirect speech. Here are the steps on how to do so:
1. Eliminate the quotation marks that enclose the
relayed text.
-The quotation marks are the primary indication
of a direct speech. Therefore, it is crucial to take
them out if you are forming an indirect one.
18. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
2. Retain the tense of the reporting verb and add
the word “that” after it.
-You have to retain the tense of the reporting verb
to allow consistency of reports. Instead of placing a
comma to separate the reporting clause from the
reported one, the word “that” is added.
19. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
Examples:
•Direct Speech: She says, “I want to go to Paris.”
•Indirect Speech: She says that she wants to go to Paris.
•Direct Speech: She asks, “Do you want to go to Paris?”
•Indirect Speech: She asks me if I want to go to Paris.
•Direct Speech: “Ms. Thompson, where are you going?” I asked.
•Indirect Speech: I asked Ms. Thompson where she was going.
20. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
3. Change the tense of the verb in the reported speech, if
needed.
- If the reporting verb is in the past tense, you should
change the tense of the verb inside the reported speech
into its past tense. This is not necessary if the reporting
verb is in the present or future tense.
21. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
Examples:
•Direct Speech: He said, “I am watching a new TV series.”
•Indirect Speech: He said that he was watching a new TV series.
•Direct Speech: He says, “I am watching a new TV series.”
•Indirect Speech: He says that he is watching a new TV series.
22. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
4. Change the pronouns accordingly.
- You should also change the pronoun based
on who the speaker, doer, and receiver of the
action is.
23. Converting Direct to Indirect Speech
Example:
•Direct Speech: Wendy says, “Ron, you should take
care of yourself.”
•Indirect Speech: Wendy told Ron that he should
take care of himself.
25. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #1
If pronoun in reporting verb is third person pronoun (i.e.
he, she) then, the first person pronoun in direct speech
(i.e. I, we) is changed according to the pronoun of
reporting verb.
26. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #1
For example:
Direct speech: He said, “I don’t want to shock people”
Indirect speech: He said that he didn’t want to shock people.
Direct speech: They said, “we‘ll look after Liam.”
Indirect speech: They said that they would look after Liam.
27. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #2
if the pronoun (Subject) of reporting clause is first person
pronoun (i.e. I or we) then the first person pronoun in
direct speech (i.e. I, we) is not changed.
28. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #2
For example:
•Direct speech: I said, “I do my homework.”
•Indirect speech: I said that I did my homework.
•Direct speech: We said, “we buy our clothes.”
•Indirect speech: We said that we bought our clothes.
29. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #3
Second person pronoun in direct speech (i.e. you)
is changed according to “object” of reporting verb.
30. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #3
For example:
•Direct speech: He said to her, “you are cute.”
•Indirect speech: He said to her that she was cute.
•Direct speech: He said to me, “you are a generous
person.“
•Indirect speech: He said to me that I was a generous
person
31. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #4
Third person pronoun in direct speech (i.e.
he, she, it) is not changed in indirect
speech.
32. Changes of Pronouns in Reported Speech
Rule #4
Examples:
•Direct speech: They said, “She does not have the
necessary qualifications.“
•Indirect speech: They said that she did not have the
necessary qualifications.
•Direct speech: She said, “It is raining.“
•Indirect speech: She said that it was raining.
33. Let’s Practice!
Determine if the sentence is a direct speech or an indirect
speech
Anna asked ”did you go to school?”
Jann said that she is starving.
Mrs. Reyes “I live in the city center”
34. Let’s Practice!
Convert the sentence into an indirect speech
Mrs. Reyes said “I live in the City Center”
Mrs. Reyes said that she lives in the City
Center
37. San Isidro College
INTEGRATED BASIC EDUCATION
Malaybalay City
Closing Prayer
Dear Lord,
Thank you that you promise us that when two or more come
together in Your name You are with us. Thank you Lord that you
have been with us throughout this lesson And that you are with
us right now. Inspire us as we leave our virtual room,
To love and serve You always.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
