Which of these examples contains direct speech?Pip was spoken to by the man, who asked for his name."Tell us your name!" said the man. "Quick!"The man asked Pip to tell him his name quickly.

What is direct speech?when the spoken words are reported without speech markswhen a character speaks directly to another characterwhen the exact spoken words of a character are presented in speech marks

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.My mother said to me, “The dinner is ready.”Tom said, “I want to become a doctor.”Deepa said to Raman, “Aakash is playing with his cousin.”They said, “We have planned to visit the zoo.”My uncle said, “I will arrive in the morning.”My grandfather said, “Plants need water and sunlight to grow.”He said to me, “I have been to London.”My mother said, “It may rain again.”Ruhi said to me, “I will be participating in the drawing competition.”Our teacher said, “Time and Tide wait for none.”

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.Annie said, “I love chocolates.”My mother said to me, “I am going to the store.”Ravi said, “I will go to the concert.”Lisa said to Fred, “I have finished my homework.”I said, “Meena is writing a story for the magazine.”Harish said, “I can see no one in the hall.”Aditya said, “Punjab is a state in India.”She said, “I have a doctor’s appointment.”He said to me, “The thief has not taken any valuable item from the cupboard.”The boss said, “The meeting is cancelled.”

The following sentences are direct speech:Now choose one of these to complete each of the sentences below. Use reported speech.1. Will was taking a long time to get ready, so I told him to hurry up .2. Sarah was driving too fast, so I asked  .3. Sue was nervous about the situation. I told  .4. I couldn’t move the piano alone, so I  .5. The security guard looked at me suspiciously and  .6. The man started asking me personal questions, so I  .7. Carl was in love with Maria, so he  .8. I didn’t want to delay Helen, so I  .

Change the following sentences from direct to indirect speech.Tanya said, “I have a lot of work to do.”Mani said to me, “You should complete your homework.”He said, “I am feeling happy.”She said, “Sugar tastes sweet.”Raman said to Nitin, “Amreen does not like pasta.”He says to me, “My grandfather is highly educated.”She said, “I will go to school.”Jim says, “I play chess with my friends.”Arun said, “I will find the paper.”The students said, “We are excited about our Shantiniketan trip.”