Speaking: Speech

Speaking: Speech

Direct speech (kalimat langsung)

Reporting verb (the verb reported) and Repoted word = (verb reported)

Example: Daey hoo says,”I go to the school everyday”

Reporting verbs : “Daey hoo says”!

Repted words : “I go to school everyday”

Which must be observed:

1. Comma (,) between the Reporting Reported verb and word.

2. Reported word on direct speech, write on quatation marks ( ") quotation marks

3. Reporting verb in front sentence, but can in ending sentence:

He said, "I'm happy".

"I do not like banana", said Lady Daey.

Take a good look!

If the active{ sentence, the subject Personal Pernoun, for example, he, she, it, etc, so when placed in the back, the subject is placed after the words Reported.

If the active{ sentence the subject Proper Noun, for example, Siti, Teccy, Komaroh, etc, so when placed behind, the subject is placed at the end of the sentenceIndirect Speech ( Kalimat Tak langsung)

Example:

D : She says, “I’m very good in Engish”.

I : She says, that he she very good in English”.

D= Direct speech I= Inderect speech

Can you find different for that example!

Which must be observed:

1. Between Reporting and reporters verb word, use conjuction.

2. In qutation speech marks Inderect not use.Based on the reported type of sentence, in Indirect speech is divided into

3 groups:

1. Command and requests (commands and Application)

2. Statement (statement)3. Question (Question