Direct and Indirect Speech Quiz for English Class 7

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In direct speech, which punctuation is used to enclose the exact words spoken?

  • Brackets
  • Commas
  • Parentheses
  • Quotation marks (correct)

When changing from direct to indirect speech, what is the correct transformation of 'She said, 'I will come tomorrow''?

  • She said that she comes the next day
  • She said that she will come the next day
  • She said that she coming the next day
  • She said that she would come the next day (correct)

Which is a correct transformation of the direct speech 'The teacher said, 'The Earth revolves around the Sun'' into indirect speech?

  • The teacher said that the Earth revolved around the Sun (correct)
  • The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun
  • The teacher stated that the Earth revolves around the Sun
  • The teacher stated that the Earth revolved around the Sun

What is the correct transformation of the direct speech 'He said, 'I am going to the market'' into indirect speech?

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Which of the following is a correct transformation of the direct speech 'She said, 'I will visit my grandmother tomorrow'' into indirect speech?

<p>She said that she would visit her grandmother the next day (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct transformation of the direct speech 'They said, 'We have been studying for the exam'' into indirect speech?

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Quotation marks

Used to enclose the exact words spoken in direct speech.

Indirect speech example

She said that she would come the next day.

Indirect speech: Universal truth

The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

Direct to Indirect: 'I am going'

He said that he was going to the market.

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Indirect speech: 'I will visit...tomorrow'

She said that she would visit her grandmother the next day.

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Indirect speech: 'We have been studying'

They said that they had been studying for the exam.

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Study Notes

Direct and Indirect Speech

  • In direct speech, the exact words spoken are enclosed in inverted commas (single quotes) or quotation marks (double quotes).

Transforming Direct to Indirect Speech

  • 'She said, 'I will come tomorrow'' becomes 'She said that she would come the next day' in indirect speech.
  • 'The teacher said, 'The Earth revolves around the Sun'' becomes 'The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun' in indirect speech.
  • 'He said, 'I am going to the market'' becomes 'He said that he was going to the market' in indirect speech.
  • 'She said, 'I will visit my grandmother tomorrow'' becomes 'She said that she would visit her grandmother the next day' in indirect speech.
  • 'They said, 'We have been studying for the exam'' becomes 'They said that they had been studying for the exam' in indirect speech.

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