Enhancing your writing Direct and Indirect Speech

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Enhancing your writingDirect and Indirect Speech
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Direct speech

• When we use direct speech in our writing
• The exact words spoken must be put inside speech
  marks.
• The first spoken word must have a capital letter.
• When a new speaker begins, we must start a new
  line.

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Direct speech

• Here are some examples
• of direct speech.

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Direct Speech
Ive hurt my leg!
Ive hurt my leg! moaned the boy.
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Direct speech
Can you take a deep breath?
Can you take a deep breath? asked the doctor.
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Direct speech
I like this dress.
The woman said, I like this dress.
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Use the correct punctuation to write what is
being said.
Direct Speech
The train will leave in ten minutes!
Ive caught three fish.
I love ice cream.
Do you know what type of angle this is?
I am a clever girl.
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Indirect speech

• This is sometimes called REPORTED SPEECH.
• When we use indirect speech in our writing
• We dont use speech marks.
• We usually have to change pronouns and verb
  tenses.
• We dont have to start a new line when we report
  a new speakers words.

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Indirect speech

• Here are some examples
• of indirect speech.

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Direct Speech
Ive hurt my leg!
The boy moaned that he had hurt his leg.
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Direct speech
Can you take a deep breath?
The doctor asked the boy if he could take a deep
breath.
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Direct speech
I like this dress.
The woman said that she liked the dress.
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Use the correct punctuation to report what was
said.
Indirect Speech
The train will leave in ten minutes!
Ive caught three fish.
I love ice cream.
Do you know what type of angle this is?
I am a clever girl.