Direct and indirect speech
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Direct speech\xa0is a sentence in which the exact words spoken are reproduced in\xa0speech\xa0marks (also known as quotation marks or inverted commas). For\xa0example: “You\’ll never guess what I\’ve just seen!” said Sam, excitedly. “What\’s that?” asked Louise.\xa0General rules for changing direct speech into indirect speech. Omit all inverted\xa0commas\xa0or quotation marks. End the sentence with a full stop. If the verb inside the inverted\xa0commas/quotation marks is in the present tense, change it into the corresponding\xa0past tense.\xa0Indirect speech\xa0is a means of expressing the content of statements, questions or other utterances, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct\xa0speech. For\xa0example, He said “I\’m coming” is direct\xa0speech, whereas He said (that) he was coming is\xa0indirect speech.