What's the difference between a Direct and Indirect speech? For For auditory learners: https://youtu.be/Uyo1ekUuuzMThis short video will tell us so. #englishgrammar #directandindirectspeech #teacherjodiaa #1stquarter #englishlessons

1. Presented by:
Teacher JODI AA
Direct
Speech
Indirect
Speech

2. There are two ways to report the
words of a speaker;
1. Direct Speech
2. Indirect Speech

5. Let’s listen to Pocahonta’s dialogue:
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By Teacher Jodi AA
Pocahontas said:
“My father wants me to marry
the warrior Kocoum”
My father wants me to
marry the warrior
Kocoum
Direct Speech

6. A Direct speech tells us exactly what the person
had exactly said.
The exact words uttered by the speaker are
enclosed in a close and an open quotation marks;
“My father wants me to marry the warrior Kocoum”.

7. Pocahontas said that her father wanted her to marry the warrior Kocoum.

8. Direct Speech Indirect Speech
1. They are my parents.
2. She said that her mother has
been in Japan.
3. I'm going to learn how to
cook.